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<br />December ' 22" 1944; :totpe, l;!eadaot"thet;\gencies,o;f1;Ae, Stl1:j;es,9I: i'
<br />Al'izona, Colort;\do;' New Mexico, utt;\l;!" and Wyoming exercisip.g adllliniiltrt;\. .
<br />tion over the wildlife resources of the states for, th",ir repoJ;'t aq.d "",
<br />recommendations in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 14,
<br />1946, and:"to:,otber :interested: Federal: e.genciell "fort~;I.r'vi,~ws ,and com-
<br />ments; ',Cop,ies of all"the cOllll!lents, which ,pt;\ve ,Q~en:, rece;!. ved, areellclosed
<br />with, thill supplemental report.:
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<br />8. The revi<;twingofficials of the Stl;\teadirectly at'fected,namely
<br />the upperd:Ly:J.sion Statell ,of Colorado, ,New Me.dc9)Vtl<Il" !>pd WYom:Lng" '
<br />approved ;the propolled report, ,aJ:lli cOllll!lendEjd the ': Departrnent for, the:! co.,'
<br />ordinatiollJ ltetli7..en ,the' S;tatefil an<d the DePt;\rtl1lent ,during the co~rse '. of,
<br />investigations: andpreparationo;f'1;/:)ll.rePort,'!.'hey ,noted that, ;thel'e !?as I ,
<br />beenfuU. compUancewitb the spir1:!; tmdpurpose.of theF:J.O(Jd con1;1;oJ.
<br />act ot: 1944. Tbey endOrsed tl:le recPlnmendatione' ill the:! ,proposed: report
<br />andcalled,attention to'flnd'mflde rec;ommendatione on matt~rs beyond the
<br />scope,ot:the proPolled repor'll.", ' '
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<br />9. Three ot: ;the upper division States recommended'that the hydro-"
<br />electric p1an:ts:oftlle,p~'oje"tRe, operll:l;eq inconjunctionwi:th other,
<br />Federe.l.powerp1t;\ntson the Colorado River, in such, manner all ,toprQduc;e,.,
<br />the grefi,l.teet practica.bJoea!llo~nt Of ,power e.ndenlilrgy tht;\t.ce.l).,bf;l dispOII~d
<br />of !3-t:,t:i:qn power:I'nd en"rgy ratei'! .,Th@ StatlilaQfth'il"Ppper division "
<br />e.ppee.redal$Qt04eeire the.t ultimately,som~'proYillion"be,made,that wo.ulq'
<br />gi vepower \lserS intllose,stat'ilsor .in.,the" Uj;lper ,Be.ain,!3-,' ,permat\entp:l1iQr:l;ty
<br />over uS'ilrs..lsewhere"to,th~" ene1,'gy;gellf,rated by,theprpject, ,unitll' "".They'
<br />appeared to ~ concerned over thEl,POSf;l.i'b:Uitythat h;!.gh:l,y Q.\1;veJoQped t;\;reaf;l
<br />outaide their ,cqn:finesi,wiU be ,in.a"poeition to,contu'1c:tfor, tbep,o.wer:"
<br />outIl~tofth,e pro.jects 'be1'ore ;poten1(;f;al userevLn.tbe UiPper<liv1a:Lon 'Ste.te,s
<br />or in the Upper Basin are an a position to do SO;" It il3 nQt,eclth~;tbiUe
<br />introduced in the Congress by Senators and Representatives from the vpper
<br />Basin Statei'! include a, prov,isio,n r'il!atinS totll1s:/lll1.tteJU ,"TJ1IeOon€;ress
<br />will no do.ubt, considerthiEl problem in ."the cOl.lpse:ot'lI.Iearings on the "biUs .
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<br />10. ,Tl:l!:! sta~ . of. Ari'~,ona .aJ.so,concurred int,he, report,,.,anl$ expJ;\e'ased
<br />a desire to., ,l;re,:lincl\\ded in .,tlle" power me.rlteting, ,!3-,rea,' of. th.. proje,ct 'o.,n ,;thlil ' '
<br />same basia" a,stheoth..r,l!pp.er .BaflinStllitee. "TIl", pO'W'Ejr 'marlteting studies,
<br />in the ,report were .made "as'lxfllJlplesonly, !3-nd ;I>hlil.metl),od Qf.preparing '.'
<br />thoeestudieQ- (lQes llot e'y,:l.I$e<nc;e. . any '.Jntent,cLon:t;Q,.:,ex,clude:Arizona,:f:J:'olll:'
<br />the use of, power from tl),eproject, . ; .' " ,
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<br />U. !l!heState,s of, COlqre.qo."Ne<w, Mexi<;o, and Utah'recollll!lendlilQ;,t4evl; J ".
<br />the Shiproclt Illd:l:an,reclalllationPJ;'oje'ct'be a\\tho,li':Lllied a:S One. of th.., , , '. "
<br />initie.1 participe.t1-11g,pr.ojectsbut n9t. CRlls:t;ructlld:un:t;il a c'leta:l:ieii
<br />project report is cOmplElted, mac'le, (;Wlli:lii.'ble'to. thi;!,,ol:1tll,tes Jo.r:,l?eview;,: d .
<br />and, , approved by th.. ..Co..ngl;'esS. Tlle,8tat.. o~ Ne.w . Me.x;!:co' :ll,lsorecol!llllend,ed i,
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