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S1JU:iAR! REPORT June 6, 1950 From: Clifford H. Stone, Director To: Colorado ~ater Conservation Board. The Director of the Colorado ;Tater Conservation Board nBkes this summary report to the Board. Lany of the matters covered herein ':Jill appear on the agenda for the next meeting of the Board which will be held at Denver, Colorado on June 15-16, 1950. 1. A propriations, Fiscal 1951 for Federal Pro:ects in Colorado. The Annual Appropriation Bill for the period July 1, 19 0 to June 30, 1951, approved by the House of Representatives and nOTI pending in the Senate, con- tains the following appropriations for Federal water projects located in Colorado: Colorado-Big Thompson Project San Luis Valley Project Paonia Project Narrows Reservoir on the South Platte Total :,1 2:0, 77~,000 1,839,000 1,057,000 810,600 $ 24,478,600 In addition to the above appropriations for fiscal 1951 for Colo- rado projects, there is every reasonable assurance that ~630,000 vJill be appropriated by a deficiency bill now pending on Congress for the San Luis Valley Project to carryon construction "fork on the ?latora Dam (San Luis Valley Project) for fiscal 1950. Also, there has been made available, through allocation by the Bureau of ]eclamation, )700,000 for rehabilitation and betterment vrork on the Grand Valley Project near Grand Junction. It is planned that an additional )390,000 'crill be allocated by the Bureau for further rehabilitation and betterment nork on the Grand Valley project during the next fiscal year. This makes a grand total of appropriations which has been approved, or which are expected to be approved, by the present session of Congress for Federal water development in Colorado of ~25,808,600. If the "Tabor-Thomas" amendment, adopted by the House, should prevail in the Senate and/or be confirmed by adoption of a conference report, then this amount will be reduced to 023,360,740.