Allard said some of his major goals for the new session include getting a budget passed, providing more money for the military, addressing the high cost of energy and Colorado's role in that, dealing with health-care issues and making permanent tax cuts, which he says is central in the role of stimulating the economy. But in Weld, Allard said, the most pressing issue is water: both its availability and quality. A bill presented by Allard and co-sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Fort Morgan, that would designate Rocky Mountain National Park a wilderness area hinges on a water agreement that assures the resource comes out of the park to Colorado farmers, Allard said. 

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