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<br />.," <br /> <br />:.." <br /> <br />".' <br /> <br />'." <br /> <br />..., <br /> <br />, , <br /> <br />:,' <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />UUU'JJ", <br /> <br />:j. <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />,', <br /> <br />Resolution Adopted by the Hoard of Direoton of the Der.vor <br />Chambor of Commerce on April 26, 1945 <br /> <br />, ,> <br />',f. \ <br /> <br />RE80LllTIOll <br /> <br />:.ImREAS. There 13 n"" pondillg In the Congr... of the United States <br /> <br /> <br />S. 555 by SeDAtor ~urray of Xontana to create a federal corpcration to be <br /> <br />known as the "Missouri Volloy AuthorIty" ror the declared purpose of <br /> <br />eetabliehinb and ~aintalning a orvad program of unified water control and <br /> <br />re.ouroe devolo~~.nt in a rwgion oonsleting of the eotire Missouri RiTer, <br /> <br />It. tributaries a~d watershed. ond Buoh adjolnin6 torrito~/ a. ~y be related <br /> <br />to Or .....tor1&l1y ..fteated by oueh devdopmentl and, <br /> <br />WEEPJt~a. the prop~sed Authority would, it eotabliol~d ao proposed. have <br /> <br />diotatorlal vowers over the b..io T$sourc.~ of ths ,ffeoted regioo. whioh <br /> <br />inolude. th~ b.sl" of the !lorth J>latts River Olnd it. tribut..ries and of the <br /> <br />80uth Platte Rivor Bod it. trlb'Jtariu within whloh lathr basin the City ot <br /> <br />Denver is located I and <br /> <br />WH&R&AS, the proposoa Authority ~1l1d not only be free from .tate or <br /> <br />100&1 oontrol but ~l.o would be without mwoy of the legal and ~ongre..ional <br /> <br />restraiDt* whioh 8xperienae has deaon.trated to bo nooe.s~y 1~ a demooraoYI <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />WRERIA8. the growth and prosperity of Denver end inde.d 01' tho entire <br /> <br />State. hoe, beeD founded on the bene1'idal oon'Wl:ptive "18 of its water re.ouroe. fo~'_':: <br /> <br /> <br />agrioulture, .took ~ateriDg. industrial. domestio and munioipal purposes all in <br /> <br />.,', <br /> <br />oonformity with the ooostitution and la~s 01' the State or COlor.do and would be <br /> <br />,1eopardheiS by the propo..a Authority ""loh ""'\lId have 'th. possible right to <br />prohibit tho aoqulsition or aiSditional water rIght a aDd the unoontrolled right <br /> <br />to oonclam water right. already vestsd. _er 8uto law. and un elo...m,re ill <br /> <br /> <br />the Mi"our! Volley Relien the water represented by .uoh rights so prohibited or <br /> <br /> <br />oollde_edl PlOW TilKliRFORI. <br /> <br />,:}~ <br />