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<br />j COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT
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<br />PApNIA PARTICIPATING PROJECT--COLORADO
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<br />Prelimina,ry construction work on the Paoniap!oject started ~hortly
<br />after the prIme' contract was . awarded to Bud Kmg OonstructlOn 00,
<br />in January 195,9, At June 30,1959, the contractor had excavation
<br />work )1Uderway for the spillway, stilling basin, and dam"access road,
<br />Good l;'rogress iwas made driving the outlet works tunnel, and'in
<br />relocatmg 0019rado State ~ighway 133, " . ,
<br />The cost of completed rroJect features and other account balances
<br />applicable to tre origina Paonia project (authorized byth'e;Act of
<br />June 25,: 1947)1 were taken into the Oolorado River storage project
<br />a,CCO)1Uts durin~ the fiscal year. Extension of this project was author-
<br />ized by the Oolorado Rivor Storage Project Act. ,', .,
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<br />CIPNTRA.L UTAH PAR,TICIPATING PROJECT; :VERNAL UNIT--UTA~
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<br />'l'heprlpiecqntractfor construction of Stanal<er,Dam was awarded,
<br />QnMay 4, 1959, to Morrison-Knudsen 00, Initial construction
<br />activities were' confined to foundation excavation and placement of
<br />the excavated i material in the embankment, Good Progress was
<br />being made a~, J)1Ue30, 1959, in. relocating, highways, androa.ds,
<br />electric power lines, and .telep!;one lines in the area of the project;:
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<br />Duringfiscall Year 1959, studies were, continued On the plansfor:the
<br />tran~mission'sys,temfor" the Oolorado River storage proje,ct,' Recon-
<br />n;aissance surv,eys were made for, economic studies in,connectiohwitjl,
<br />the routeselectlon for the,GlenOar>yon-Flaming Gorge interconnecting
<br />transmission lire. Studies were continued to determine operating
<br />voltages, type~nd size of conductor, location of)ines,and, operating
<br />characteristICs lof the transmission system, ,Meetings"were planned
<br />with prospective l;'reference customers,asso,ciations, int!;e ,seyer,,]
<br />Stat,es andthdprlv"te utility groups in order that. these technical
<br />problems cou]~ be discussedl\n<.! resolved cooperatively, '
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<br />TRANSMISSION DIVISION
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<br />ADV.4NCE P-LANNING ACTIVITIE~
<br />:I>uring ,fiscal year 1959, an economic justification report was com-
<br />pleted on thepptential Blue Mesa and Morrow Point Dl\msand power
<br />plants of thequrecanti storage unit, ,Investigations of}he potential
<br />OrystalDam rundpowerplant oIthe same umt were contmued,.and,a
<br />supplemental report on that feature of theOureca.nti unitisscheduled
<br />for fiscal year 1961. ' ' " ""
<br />Definite plalI reports .were completed 01) the Seedskadee project,
<br />Wyoming, ani\ the Smith Fork project, Oolorado. ,An, unfayorable
<br />report on the'pine Rive:r project extension',Oolorado aud,N ew'Meidco,
<br />was complete<j.' and ,transmitted to' OOI1gress;Adv;>i\M planning
<br />studies for definite plan reports were continued during the 'fiscal
<br />year on other authorized participating projects, "
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<br />3." ALt:ocATION, OF' FEDERAL INVESTMENT
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<br />Section 6 of fublic Law 485 states thatupondQmpletion of each unit,
<br />participating llfoject, or separable feature thereof, the Secretary shall
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