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, 001579 . . Arizona's efforts to obtain authorization of a Central Arizona Project continued unabated until the first part of October, 1967. During this period, the Arizona congressional delegation sought to have a vote on the Central Arizona Project by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives. These efforts were not successful, but the Chairman of the Cownit- tee.. has indicated to Arizona that the Committee will con-. sider this proje.ct in January or early February of next year. Arizona is extremely hopeful that consideration by the House of Representatives will result in favorable action by that body. Arizona is fully cognizant of the fact that the Central Arizona Project will not provide a full and adequate solution to her water shortages. We recognize that a Basin Account is essential to provide fully the water which Arizona needs to sustain her existing economy. As we have so frequently stated, Arizona has long championed regional planning concepts and proposals for combined state projects. Arizona is well aware that construction of a state-financed Central Arizona Project would be a catastrophic blow to the Reclamation program throughout the entire 19 western states. To avoid this, Arizona proposes to resume a concerted effort to obtain federal authorization of the Central Arizona Pro- ject during the second session of the 90th Congress. Pursuant to the directive of the Arizona State Legislature, the Arizona Interstate Stream Conmission and the Arizona Power Authority are proceeding toward construc- tion of a non-federally financed Central Arizona Project and other water or power projects. The tempo of this activity was greatly accelerated during the current quarter. The Ralph M. Parsons Company which had previously been retained to conduct studies which would develop and evaluate steps to be taken by Arizona to utilize her full share of Colorado River water by implementation of the State Water and Power Plan in the event that the effort to obtain a federally authorized Central Arizona Project fails, was awarded an additional and much enlarged contract. It is now proposed to have enabling legislation ready for consideration by the State Legislature early in the calendar year of 1968. In view of the two-fold approach being taken by the State of Arizona in her efforts to obtain construction of a Central Arizona Project, it appears inevitable that by one device or another Arizona will soon fully utilize her entitlement to Colorado River water. This is the official and,we believe, realistic position of the State which Arizona offered for purposes of Type I Framework Studies and which will be incorporated in such studies. In October, 1967, the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission completed and distributed a report entitled "Vrater Resources - State of Arizona". This report deals with the water resources of the State and their relationship -2- , ,k~-:,,,:..