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- 18 - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 'I am happy that at last, ~inally, we have gotten some language that "iecan. agree . upon that .will represent a d.eclar~tiqnof co~" gressional policy in this field,alld I hope that this legislation will be favo'rably:reported. Thank you. '" This ends a most interesting q~ote from! the Congressiol'\alRec<;>rd.,' LastOctober, I appeared before the Nat,ional Reclamation Association's Board and its Resolutions Committee, requesting the leadership andcoope~a.- tion of that Association, It is my understanding that a spe'cial committee was appointed by the N.R..A. to work with FRPAand other interested organizations to solve this water rights problem, . The FPRA is doing all that it can to asslst, and work with, 'the National Reclamation Association, 'the National Associ:ation of Attorneys General, the American Bar Association and many other organizations throughout the.country iri the solving of this problem so vital to us all. We offer to your Associ<;ttion our full support in your efforts in this regard. Hal Kennedy, Chairman of the Association's Special Committee, present.ed an excellent paper to the County Supervisors Association of California entitled "Quieting Title to Western Waters aJ1.d Why the .Federal-State Water Rights Problem Must Be Resolved." This 55-page Pilper is most informative,' in that much historical background, . both legislative <j.n(;l political, is referred. to and emphasized by quotations. Copies of this pap~r are available. . . . . In closing, I wish to thank you for the ptivilege you haveaffo~ded J:ne to speak to you today and suggest that a committee of your Associati(m. be auth- orized to provide leadership in coordinating a united and orgariized legislative program to solve this most vital Federal-State water. rights pro~lem. . S. 2636 A BILL res ervatioJ1.S o'f public land shall J1.ot affect certaiJ1. water r;ghts. . Be it enacted by the Senate aJ1.d House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (1) All water aJ1.d water ,rights, establis,hed by or existing under State law, hereiOfuregranrea, cOJ1.firmed or recOg~izedtiY Acts of COJ1.gress , are rearfirmed aJ1.d in addition thereto there is gr J1.ted "iirrwarerand water rrgnts aJ1.d the rights tOthe beJ1.eficial use of said waters necessary to give full effect to this Act. -- --- To provide that withdrawals or (2) The withdrawal orreservation of sJrveyec;l or unsurveyed public lands, heretofore or hereafter established, . shall not affect any right to the beneficial use of wate..r~.a:X hig~tb~ develop water for beneficial ~ ac- . quired pursuant to, ~ esta . s e .~ State l~w eitl;leroefore or after the es- tablishment of such Wlthdrawal Or reservatiorr.