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<br /> <br />N <br />W <br />00 <br />-.J <br /> <br />O,;hd. heu, Cr.FCP b(!.en dO-tng to .w'I,It.Ove ma;U;VL6 conceJ/.J'Ung :the c.on:tlt.ac,t? <br /> <br />Since the Secretary's announcell'.ent.- additional negotiations have been <br />Uriderway between the Bureau of Reclamation and the private utilities <br />leading tc preparation of final contracts. ,The Colorado River Basi.n <br />Consumers Power has sUbmitted contract laneuage which it feels is ess- <br />ential for inclusion in these proposed contracts if the Secretary's <br />understandinf: is to be fully realized. American Publio Power Asso- <br />ciation and the National Rur-al Eleotri.c Cooperative Asscciation have <br />also presentee' su[C'estions and f'i ven valuable aid in reviewin[ pre- <br />lirr:ine,ry drafts c'f the proposed contracts. ' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Durin" the pr-o[ress of these ne[otiations ~le haVe mii-intained very <br />close Hason 'with the Bureau of P.eclamation~ At least daily reports <br />of progress have been received and frequent and numerous, sUffestions <br />have been made for revision of drafts of proposed contracts as neEo~ <br />tiations profressed: In [eneral, cur suggesticns have been well re- <br />'ceived and the final drafts are believe'd' to represent as desiraple <br />contract~ uS can reasonably be prepared under the circumstances. <br /> <br />!i.;hcyt; hl'..6 b~!l.1! c;c.c.ompf..i.6hed -t6 :the con.tlLa.c.t.6 Me "c.cepted by .the <br />~~ve~e-~e.6? <br /> <br />(1) A break-through in achievi?f reccfIlition cf the common <br /> <br />carrier principle by the private-utilities has been <br />achieved. <br /> <br />(2) Interchange cf pewer between various projects of the <br />Bureau o'f Reclamation and between preference custoll'.ers <br />without charge has been ar-ranfed. <br /> <br />(3) The advantages of diversity between loads and between <br />Federal Frojects has been retained for the United States. <br /> <br />(4) The advantafes that would have been present in the a11- <br />Federal system. includinf line tapping privileges for <br />taking cut or introducing power into' the systems. has <br />been retained for the c'onsumer-owned utilities. <br /> <br />--" <br /> <br />.,.', <br /> <br /> <br />~ ~ <br /> <br />'. .,- .' -~ ~'- < . " <br /> <br />, .' <br />"'-, '. <br />1ili,;_.....".,A.";..ik: <br />