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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1'\.) <br /> <br />The Council remains concerned witn the slow progress in <br /> <br />,'~Jj <br /> <br />,';1;, implementation of the projects authorized for construction by <br />"'1 <br />the original le~islation and recommends tnat the federal <br /> <br />agencies take SUCh actions as are necessary to expedIte their <br /> <br />efforts. <br /> <br />Awendwent~ to PUblic Law 93-320 <br /> <br />The President signed P.L. S/8'-569, which Bmenaed tne <br /> <br />Colo.'ado River Basin Salinity Control Act, into .La,;] on <br /> <br />October 30, 1984, (See Attachment C). This legislation <br /> <br />impacts tue Bureau of Reclamation's (ReclamatIon) program by: <br /> <br />l. authorizing the construction of two new salinity <br /> <br />COiltl'ol units, staGe I of tile Lo,,,e.' Gunnison Unit <br /> <br />and the ~cElwo Creek Unit as a part of the Dolores <br /> <br />partIcipating project, <br /> <br />2. giving pl'efel'ence to units or POI'tlons of units <br /> <br />based on cost-effectiveness criteria; <br /> <br />3. prOVidIng fol' joint feaSIbilIty stuJieswlth <br /> <br />in~ustrlal water users as a part of ongOIng saline <br /> <br />water use ana disposal opportunities' activities, <br /> <br />4. prOVIding the Secl'etary of tne Interior autnority to <br /> <br />c011tl'act with non..feuer'al entities fOI' organization, <br /> <br />const1'uction, operation, maIntenance, and replace., <br /> <br />ment of authorized salinity control facilities; <br /> <br />5. authorizing replacement of fish and wildlife values <br /> <br />1'o1'e60ne as t~le salinity contr'ol program is <br /> <br />implemented, <br /> <br />-3" <br /> <br />,L.,j <br />