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<br />"Durinc' ill\-" rCSrilll01l\' ul1 August 24, 1965,1,\11
<br />H.R. -f()7i, 89th Congre...s, :lI1d cOllllrcrp.lrrs he-
<br />fore the SuhcoIllmittee 011 Irrigation ,md Rccla-
<br />l1l<ltion, Rcpresenuti\'c Thomas S. Foley of the
<br />State of \Vashingtoll asked me to slIhnm for the
<br />record the position of the State of C.IJifornia on
<br />two qt!csti()n~ th:1t he propc:undcd. After CO'?~l,d-
<br />mrion with Gm"ernor Brown ,met memhers (It rll('
<br />Cc)lorJdo River Board of Cllifnrni:l. I ,11ll plC.lscd
<br />to pnl\"idc rl1(' position of rhe Sr:ltc of Califnrni.l
<br />nn hoth f]l\csriol1s. ,
<br />], \Vnuld rhe IcgisLHiol1 It.lH' rhe slIpport ot
<br />rhe Stare of California if Title II, .1llthorizing the
<br />in\'csrig:uioll I)f rhe importation "f surplus \\',HCI":-,
<br />into the C%r:ido nil'a B:l,..,in. were dclcred~
<br />C:lliforni,1 SllppClrt~ the pending kgisbtion \\'itll
<br />Title II or some :-.imibr prm'ision for augment-
<br />ing the Color:ldo Rin'r ....\Ippl.'.. \Ve Llke: this po-
<br />sition hecause rhe water prohlcllls of the Pilcific
<br />Southwcst can ulrillureh' he s(JJ\"cd 0111\' tn' .1 re-
<br />gion:ll plan. \Ve would r'csist with ;.111 rhe rcsol1l'C('s
<br />:It our cOlllmand the deletion of Title" without
<br />rhc suhsrirution of -,,/lllle simibr provisions,
<br />2. Does Ctlifomi;l concur in the Ruduct Ru-
<br />rcau's propos.ll to substitutc :t national .~rll;i.\' h.,' ;1
<br />Nation.11 \V,lter COlllmission for rhe stUll\- which
<br />H.R. 4t171 would direct the Sccn:CH\' of the rn-
<br />terior [() JIl;lke~
<br />C,lliforlli:t lIrues that this :-.tUlh' SIHlldd he nude
<br />hv rhe Secretal'" of tile (nreri'or :lI1d !lor 1)\' :1
<br />N:niol1ill \V;ltcr 'COllllllis<.,ioll. The region;ll pl:011-
<br />km which H.R. 4(l7\ pr1lpo:'\es to resolve ha:-. :11-
<br />read,\' heen imcllsi\-cl," swdicd in !'>OJJ)(' ;lspecrs liy
<br />the Secret~lr.". In 1ll;1I1." ph,lse" ir i~ lllliquc tn the
<br />reQion. The lln~enc,' is Qre:lt. its stud," should rHJt
<br />he"- deferred tl~ rile (,s~lhlishlllCl1t o'f :1 n,lIiOllal
<br />hody, ,111<1 ;1 hier:Hch~' of priorities for :'\wd,
<br />which .~UCh;l hod.\' might :ld'l/H." '
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<br />As a COIlSt:qUCllCC of objecrions ,1I1d snggcs-
<br />rions made :H rhe he:1rings, addirional confer-
<br />ences were held by represenrativ'es of rhe Upper
<br />allll Lower Basins and :\ ne\\' drafr of rhe bill,
<br />agreed UpOIl on Seprembcr ]0, 1965, \\',l,' cir-
<br />culated for studv,
<br />This draft iilC<.rpor:1ted rhc provisi"ns pre-
<br />viouslv recommended Iw the Colorado River
<br />Bo"n{ 'lJld rhe foIIO\v;iIH~' ne~' features or
<br />ch~nges: -
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<br />(1) SL'<..:rcun' of the InrL'l"illr 111 c01\Suharioll
<br />with :ltt"cl:red ~t;lte" :lnd p~llTics directed to dc-
<br />\'clop !ong-L1I1ge opcr.lting critcri:l for HOO\"lT
<br />;l11d Glen C~m\'on Dams.
<br /><" 2) -~h.rcc Upper Jb"in prolCCb ;lllthorizl'd ;lIld
<br />11 l'onoltlnn;llk :lllthflrii',Co suhject to findings of
<br />fClsihilir\,.
<br />(,~) Arl':l of origin pro\'isions "trclluth(.lled.
<br />(~) Reimhursemcnts prm'ided to- thc Upper
<br />fb!'Hl fund for mom'\" p,Jid fro!ll the fund f(,r
<br />Hom'cr po\\"Cr deficicncic... c:llIsed 11\ filling of
<br />Llke Powell. .
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<br />(5 J Scupe of n:giolleJ! plilll C.\piIIHleo TO pro-
<br />vide for stud." of importiltion of \\'ater for the
<br />henefit of the enrire Colorado River Basin.
<br />(6) Upper Basin rights to Co)or:l(\o River \\',1-
<br />rcr !lor impaircd h~ tcmpnr:1r." use of w~lter in
<br />the LO\\'e1' Ibsin.
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<br />A.t ,1 special l11Ccting un Septenlber 23~ 1965.
<br />the Color:ldo RiHT Board adopred 'I resolution
<br />endorsing the principles of the revised draft of
<br />bi II, :1I1d Governor Brown subsequently sup-
<br />ported the Board action, The revised draft was
<br />supported by. the other Lower Basin States bur
<br />\\':lS met b~' consider'lblc "pposition in the Upper
<br />Basin Srates,
<br />~'hior p"inrs of contention were the proposed
<br />"perating crireria that v,'ould govern rhe rel~rion-
<br />ship of storage in Llke Powell to stor~ge in Lake
<br />i\.Jead, The criteri~ arc discussed in the chapter
<br />on 'Vater Supply and Requirements, In order tIl
<br />resolve rhi,s "nd orher m~tters srill jn dispute,
<br />negotiaring sessions were held :llllong the seven
<br />basin states in late 191\5 '1I1d e~rlv 1966. Califor-
<br />nia \\':lS well represented ar th~se meetings hy
<br />Board melllbers, sr'lff Illelllbers, Speci~1 Counsel,
<br />officials of rhe Dep~rtlllent of \V~ter Resources
<br />and the Artorney General's office, and personnel
<br />of the six Californi~ agencies represented on rhe
<br />Board, RCTised dr,]frs of the hill wcrc prep:lred
<br />on January ]7,1966, '1I1d Fehru~ry 8,1966,
<br />On February 19, 19M, represent,ltives of the
<br />rhree LO\v'er Basin Sr:Hes agreed to sev'eral pro-
<br />posed ch'1I1ges jn rhe Fehru:1rv 8 draft. concern-
<br />ing rhe sizing of the proposed Central Ariwn:l
<br />Aqueduct and rhe pricing of illlported w~ter.
<br />The Upper Color~do River COlllmission on Feh-
<br />rll'lry ]], 191i0, adopted 'l resolution endorsing
<br />the Fehnurv' ~, 1906, draft of H,R. 4671 wirh
<br />the Inodific:;tions a~Teed to hv the Lower Basin
<br />conferees :1I1d lIrged th,\t rhi~ draft '1S Illodified
<br />he submirred 1'0 rile Inrerior ~nd Insular Affairs
<br />COl1lmittee "f the House of Representatives for
<br />consideration and en'lCtIllent into law,
<br />On M:Heh 2, 1%6, the Colorado RivTr Bo,]rd
<br />"f Califorlli:l unanimollsly 'lpprovcd the folio\\'-
<br />lIlg resolurion:
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<br />"The Colorado Ri\"Cr BfJ:lrd of C:1Iiforlli~1 ;\p-
<br />proves in principle the IT' ised draft of proposed
<br />le~isbtion for :1 'Colorado River fhsin Project',
<br />E-I~R. +r;il, rccl:i\'ed frolll the Upper Colnr;)oo
<br />Ri\'l'l' COlllmission, d:ltcd fehruan' "22, J96(). wirh
<br />rhe 111ldersr:lIHiillQ" dut th<.' Burc'all of Rccbma-
<br />tion will make ;1 "stlld~' Jnd reporr :lS to car,lcit~,
<br />of the Cenrr:,ll Arizon:l Aqlleduct.1'
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