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<br />00035~ <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />! <br /> <br />39 <br /> <br />" <br />. <br /> <br />The principles would require precise measurement <br />labor force shifts in population. . . . <br /> <br />of the se <br /> <br />"If there is a national population policy, how does anyone <br />project fit into it? More importantly, how does project 1, <br />project 23 and project 41 taken together affect the national popu- <br />lation policy. This failure to relate project- by-project effects <br />to the overall impact of water resources programs and in turn to <br />national policy is not unique to the principles. S. D. 97 suffers <br />the same defect. . <br /> <br />"My point is that we may be overemphasizing preclslon in <br />individual project analysis and not paying enough attention to <br />analyzing whether our water resource projects taken individually <br />and together effectively address our national needs. . . ." <br /> <br />***:{~* <br /> <br />" . . to the extend the Council is convinced its proposals <br />do not exceed existing legislative authority, I heartily recommend <br />that it press on. To the extent new legislation is needed, the <br />Council should seek it. Federal dollars will be spent, no matter <br />what we do here, on water resource development, irrespective of <br />the plan formulation technique utilized or the discount rate <br />adopted. II <br /> <br />* * * * * <br /> <br />" .. In their present state, the proposed principles are <br />without implementing guidelines. They constitute basic principles <br />which lack an implementing element. Grave danger lies ahead <br />for the principles and Federal water resource agencies if proper <br />steps are not taken to implement the proposed principles prior to <br />final adoption. . . ." <br />