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for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining this pipeline. If you'll look on the first page, it's clearly the District that you're dealing with, because in the preamble it says it's the NCWCD acting by and through this government owned business. Mayer wanted Mr. Shimmin to comment on 3.b., Page 3, the consequences to the city on this contract in accord with C.R.S. 37- 45-.101. Shimmin stated that the statutory reference was a description of the entirety of the Water Conservancy District Act, which is the legislation that regulates how the Northern District and its sub- district can operate. Mayer stated in "c.iii.," Hydroelectric Power Potential, "The Participants shall have the right to participate .... ," it doesn't sas· that the users could drive any revenue from that. He felt that, if the city was paying to help construct it, the city would want the profits as well. Dreher: That's our intent. When you participate, we would intend that it's participating in the cost and the revenue. Mayer asked that that be made explicit in the contract. Sisk: Are there any discussions right now regarding the hydroelectric power potential with any contractors, such as the Brush Co-generation or the Co-generation out of Rifle? Dreher: There is not. This was inserted in case something came up in the future. Davidson stated that in "c.i.," it says any excess capacity belongs solely to the pipeline company. He wondered if the pipeline users jointly pay for that. If so, why doesn't it belong proportionally to the pipeline users? Dreher: It would. The problem that this language is intended to address is that the Carter Lake Outlet Works consists of two parts: the Federally owned part that we operate and maintain on a contract with the