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<br />... <br />::.. <br />oJ <br />::J <br /> <br />the review procc'" and are awarded, all of the originally authorized $75 million will have been <br />committed. ciS IV<:II as the more than $32 million in Basin states cost sharing funds. <br /> <br />Not all ul' the proposals included in the altached table will be fully funded and constructed, <br />but an arithmetical addition of the required funds leads one to a quick understanding that the funding <br />identified by the bCSl proposals will far exceed the original $75 Million funding authorization. In <br />fact, if all proposals were to be awarded and fully funded, Reclamation may find that until new <br />funding from Congress has been authorized, no future requests for proposals could be advanced. <br />This would be most damaging as the Plan of Implementation calls for a consistent level of new <br />salinity cOl1ll"ol measures over Ihe next 15 years. The Basinwide Program is well accepted by the <br />water user" 01 the area and has gained a very much desired momentum. Now is the time for <br />Congressio"al action' <br /> <br />The Forum urges the Water and Power Subcommittee to expeditiously advance this <br />legislation. The Forum pledges that if the Senate passes this legislation in the near lenn, the Forum <br />will work actively to get the House of Representatives to concur in the Senaie's action during this <br />session of Congress. Basin states' cost sharing funds are available. <br /> <br />Thf Flll'lll11 appreciates this opportunity to present teslimony and fU11her appreciales the <br />initiative LIKcn hy the Subcommiltee in holding this hearing. <br /> <br />Jack A. Barnell <br />Executive Dircctor <br /> <br />4 <br />