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• Board Meeting Date: 3/10/1998
• Description: 1998 Legislative Issues - HB 98-1188 - Water Resources Act of 1998 - Status Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Agenda.,Item 17g

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COLoraDO Flllrm Bureau

9177 East Mineral Circle. Englewood, Colorado 80112 . [phone] . FAX [phone]
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5647, Denver. Colorado 80217

March 3. 1998

TO:

Colorado Water Steering Committee

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Committee Meeting

FROM:

RE:

The water steering committee met at 10:30 a.m. on March 2. 1998 at the Colorado Water
Congress (CWC) office with Stan Cazier presiding. The purpose of the meeti1lg was to review
HB 1288 by Rep. Smith in order to get agreement among the committee members and others
present on revisions to the bill in order to go forward.

The section relati1lg to the organization of local SToups to carry out a needs assessment in each
water basin was discussed. It was ultimately agreed that a subcommittee be appointed to work
on language and report back next Monday. March 9. Members of the subcommittee are: Bob
Burr, Chainnan; Sara Duncan. Chris Treese, Steve Arveschoug and Kathleen Klein.

The section on mitigation was also reviewed and an agreement was reached on adding several
amendments. There was discussion on the sections dealing with funding and some suggestions
for clarification were made.

The water Steering committee will meet on March 9, 1998 at about 8:30 a.m. at the Colorado
Water Congress office. The purpose of that meeting will be to come to fmal agreement on
proposed amendments to the bilL There will also be discussion about the future role of the
water steering committee.

In other business, Stan Cazier was nominated and elected pennanent ehairman of the Colorado
Water Steering Committee.

Next meeting will be March 9, 1998 at 8:3!l a.rn.

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