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<br />2. jt:': <br />. i~'-.J <br /> <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." ' <br /> <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: - <br /> <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. . <br /> <br />12 <br /> <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. <br /> <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: <br /> <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' <br />