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<br />~. . <br /> <br />tomplated and open drains would bo constructed whoro nocossary to <br />provide drainage and salinity control.' <br /> <br />Developmont of the project would nocossitato a change in tho <br />irrigation practieos now in uso and cortain agreemonts as to use of <br />local water rights would bo nocessary, <br /> <br />Tho estimated construction cost of this projoct, basod on April <br />1948 prices.. p.mounts to $9,235.000.: Operation and ml'.intonanco costs <br />aftor projoct dovolopmont wu1d totl".l $29;300 annually 1~hich roprosonts <br />pon increp.se of $24.400 ovor presont costs; The Rogional Diroctor <br />hl'.s ostimp.tod thnttho we,ter usors would bo A.blo to ropay e.bout <br />$60,900 annually toward tho construction cost of tho project, in addi~ <br />tion to tho annual costs.of operation nnd maintonance~ Thus, it would <br />truco morc than 150 yoars to rocov8r, without intorost, tho construc~ <br />tion cost of tho project. <br /> <br />It may bo that financial assistanco for this and othcr irriga~ <br />tion develo:oments in the Uppor Bnsin of tho Color2do River c~m be <br />derivod eventually threugh the enl1.ctment ef l'.:gisl,o.tien that will <br />m~~e nvai12ble for that purposo rovenuos dorived from power produced <br />at hold~ovor reservoirs that must bo constructed in due course for <br />tho dovelopmont of tho basin as a wholo and .for tho implomentation <br />ef tho Uppor Colorado River Basin Compact. <br /> <br />Accordingly, I recommond thatl <br /> <br />(1) Construction of tho LJll11an rrojoct bo not authorized at <br />thi:s time; tlnd <br /> <br />(2) The question of authorizntion be loft opon for roconsidera- <br />tion at such timo fOB the oconomic noods of the Nation. <br />further informl',tionon tho projoct ,or ether develop." <br />ments ~~y justify such roconsidoration. <br /> <br />I recommond furthor thnt you adopt this roport as your preposed <br />report on tho Lyman Frojoct, Wyoming, and that you authorize me, in your <br />behalf, to transmit copies of this report and tho enclosures to the State <br />of Wyoming. and othor interested states of the Colorade RiverB2sin and to <br />the Secretp.rJT of the Army :for thoir information E'.nd comments, Copios of <br />tho report, tegother with any comments which are recoived. will be sub~ <br />mittod lator for your trnnsmittnl to tho President and subsequontly to <br />the Congross.. <br /> <br />Rospectfully;. <br />(s( loIichael lv. Straus <br /> <br />Commissionor <br /> <br />Enclosuro 50 <br /> <br />Approved and adoptod: Doc. e, 1948 <br />(s/ J, At Krug <br /> <br />Socretary of the Jntorior <br /> <br />49193 <br />