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<br />0Q238~ <br /> <br />- 3 - <br /> <br />the production from irrigated land in the State is rair~ constant. <br />In 0JJ3 1fear~ irrigated llU'ld production in the State is tar in ElXcesB <br />of that trOlll dry lands. Agricul.turo in Colorado 1s closely allied <br />with livestock production. In addltiQll to crop retums~ the cllllh <br />income in Colorado fram livestock and livestock products in 19119 <br />W33 estil:tated at. $280,847,000. It is understood, or course~ tl1at <br />all such values are influenced from year to year by price levels. <br />During the first 35 years of the Federal Reclamation program, <br />(1902 to 1937), ~ two Fedel'3l water development project.s vera <br />constrtlCted in Colorado. These \'Itlre the UOOQl!lpMgnJ Projeet, authorized <br />in 1903, and the Grand hlley Project, started in 1912. <br />CClllllllel1Cicg in 1937, after the creation of tile Colorado water <br />Conserlfation Boll1'd, Federal water developnent. in Colorado has ad- <br />vSJroed rapidly through the authorization and construction of n1ll:leroua <br />large and small projects. The total construction cost of completed <br />federal water projects in the State :La $5'9,971,132. The estimated <br />cost or pl'ojects nOlf Wlder construction amolIDts to approximately <br />~l92,169.ooo; IIlId the estimated cost of projects authorized for <br />c01llltruetion. but on which construction has not been started, i8 <br />$69,092,700. <br />Congressional authorization 18 presently being sought for the <br />Fryil1,,"Pllll-ArkansBs Project, the Colorado River Storage Project and <br />Participating Projects, the Collbran Project, and amended authorization <br />to include additional features for the Paania Project which is partially <br />CQllstructed. <br />The ColoradO River Storage ,@.!1d Participating Projects will provide <br />for comprehensive development of the Upper Colorado River Basin in <br />