WSP09122

• File Number: 8040.100
• Description: Section D General Studies-Power
• Date: 1/1/1981
• Author: DOI
• Title: Dunham Point-Peaking Power Unit-Plan of Study-Colorado River Storage Project Power Peaking Capacity
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

CHAPTER VII
AUTHORIZATION AND PRECONSTRUCT ION ACTIVITIES

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Assumin~ that the study identified a course of action that meets the

tests of acceptability, effectiveness. efficiency. ana completeness, it

is ~i1(.elv that authorization fot' construction would he sou~ht. The usual

procedure would be for the Presioent to suhmit t~P.: n~ports to Congress,

afteT completion of t~e reviewi.n~ p,.-oc.ess out1.i.ned in C~a'Pter V. wi tll ::J

recommendation for aut~o~ization. Any memher of Con~re~~ cou1~ also enter

a bl.11. for aut~o['ization. Ordinari.1y tl,e autl-tori.zat~.on prOCp.Rs would ta1{e

a minimum of two years after the filin~ of tl,e final envi.ronfllenta1

statem~nt.

After 8utl-}orl..zation and wl,en aopr.onriations "ecome availah~e for arl-

vanced planning, detailed advance planning 5tud~es must he connucted hy

Water and Power he fore actual construction can begin. rl,eqe ~tud':ies wi 11

a~sure that t~e unit plan is up-to-date and adequate for a1~ tec~nica'

disciplines involved. T~ev will culminate with tl,e preparation of a n~fi-

nite plan report ,....l,l.cl, will Sp.Tve 8!; the hasie guide for tl,e DrOper ano

orderlv development of the prciect and will. p,-ovide the hasi.c information

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prerequisite

foT:'

agreements.

land acquisition, and initiation of

speci.fications designs.

Upon approval of the definitp. plan report "y the r.ornmi.sioner of Water

ann Power. and appropriation of funding l:ly ~ongr.ess. fjl1al prf':parati.ons for

construction can he~in. Specification desi2ns can rye orepar~d, lann can

he acqui~en. necessa-rv nonconstruction agreements can hp. negot~ate~. and

contracts can he awarded for actual construction.

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