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<br />'Jft.. ')7 <br />t.Jl~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bureau. We have no reason to doubt that this will be done. Our <br />staff has also been concerned with the sill elevation for Ruedi <br />Reservoir. At our request, this elevation was raised and it is <br />now tentatively set at elevation 7566. Bottom elevation is 7502. <br />This elevation, together with the unlikely prospect of the utiliza- <br />tion of replacement water, appears to be entirely satisfactory to <br />us. <br /> <br />It appears that planning will be sufficiently advanced by <br /> <br />be able to make some intelligent presenta- <br />A meeting of the commission has therefore <br />February 4, 1964. <br /> <br />the end of next month to <br />tion to the commission. <br />been called for Tuesday, <br /> <br />7. Public Works Appropriations Bill. <br /> <br />The House and Senate conferees have apparently reached <br />an agreement on the Public Works Appropriations Bill for this <br />fiscal year. The bill will therefore probably become law immed- <br />iately. The bill does not provide for any construction funds for <br />the Trinidad project, but does provide for construction funds in <br />the amount of $500,000 for the silt Project. Other construction <br />funds are provided as follows: <br /> <br />Fryingpan-Arkansas Project <br />Curecanti Unit <br />Florida project <br /> <br />$ 1,600,000 <br />18,822,000 <br />2,255,000 <br /> <br />Advance planning and investigation funds are adequate. <br /> <br />B. Wilderness Bill Hearinqs. <br /> <br />The House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee has <br />scheduled a hearing on the Wilderness Bill in Denver on Friday, <br />January 10, 1964. We will assist Governor Love in preparing his <br />testimony for this hearing. The present bill is considerably <br />different from previous bills and is generally in accordance with <br />the amendments previously recommended by this Board. A copy of <br />the bill and our analysis thereof will be sent to the Board members <br />within the next few days. <br /> <br />MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FROM THE STAFF~ <br /> <br />FLS:lk <br /> <br />Information Bulletin No. l~ <br /> <br />-4- <br /> <br />December 19, 1963 <br />