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<br />. <br /> <br />It should be noted however that Congress has authorized water <br /> <br />development projects in two of the states with declining population, <br /> <br />North and South Dakota. If past Reclamation experience holds true, <br /> <br />this downward trend will be reversed as these projects for utilizing <br /> <br />the waters of the Missouri River are brought to fruition as rapidly <br /> <br />as funding will permit. <br />Rate of Appropriations <br /> <br />Your Chairman and some members of the committee have expressed <br /> <br />concern about the reduced funding and rate of construction progress <br /> <br />on Bureau of Reclamation projects. This committee and the public <br /> <br />are well aware of the President's desire to keep the budget within <br /> <br />manageable proportions in the fight against inflation. For these <br /> <br />reasons some worthy projects have had to be delayed and funding <br /> <br />has been held back on projects for which funds have been appro- <br /> <br />pria ted. <br /> <br />The 1972 fiscal year budget reflects an upgrade which started <br /> <br />with this 1971 fiscal year's program. It further reverses the <br /> <br />decline of several previous years. The appropriation request <br /> <br />totala $357 million, an increase of $39 million over the 1971 <br />fiscal year appropriation and scheduled supplemental fund requests. <br /> <br />When carryover funds which the Administration has announced will <br /> <br />be prog~ammed in 1972 fiscal year are considered, the level of <br /> <br />available funds will reach $384 million or $59 million above <br />the funds programmed for this fiscal year. <br />The immediate increase will be applied principally to pri- <br />ority projects so the remainder must necessarily be spread rather <br /> <br />.1 <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />3\~~ <br /> <br />2 <br />