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<br />R('.",lud Till the lippc'/' Colorado Ril'rr COilWli8MDn at an adhlfl'lIul IHl1l1UtZ
<br />ntccihtfl 1I,)'s.ctitlllcd at ChCYCHtJ". "lFjj(,liilJl,f1 fl;/,~ 22,/ riUl! oj FCU1'UOr!l. lfUia. '11Jnt
<br />it r~~:ards the Itebru:u'~~ ~. IHUO HU")JilUlCNtfC(/, l:c:vitdoJl, of lI.lt. .hj71 n=, U)W
<br />\'('hl('II.' for iwplelltl'llting it.s n~lJllltioll of Augu"t l(). lUGfi to U!~ liulullit.tcd to the
<br />Iul.Hiol' ;llHl Ill;<nIal~ Affair" CODlmilt,.,>s of the United State's COil:"'!'.'''''; fortheir
<br />t't)Jj~itl('rIlUoll ll11d [lid in fOfllllll.:1iillK and t'lllletillg II htw tJlIlt wiil lllduue. among
<br />oti:t'r feHtur('.~. Ule principles and criteriu. expressell in said Rccumll/f:ndcd !lcvi-
<br />Mon; he it fnrtber
<br />Rc~()hx'd, That rlw UmWl' Colorado 111'1'1"1' Conl1ni$.~iOI1 ill~truct its staff: (1)
<br />to continue liniiii)U with appropriate rt>IlI'~':;:eutni:ives of the C..lol'llclo Hlv"r Basin
<br />i:ltutr's ana members (If tIt<: Congrl'ssionul <!P!Pgiltiolls of thosl' Stllte!'. (2) tll
<br />CIOSBI;\- follow ull c\'ents in tll(! CougrMl; related to B.n. 4671 or similar ]('J!;isln-
<br />tion llud keep the COlll1nissio]H>1's Ilnd tllPir urtv;,'l'l'S CU!"rHutl;\. nd\'i,Setl, (a) to
<br />(:OOP"l'llte with allllcccssary U1ll1 jutc'rested partk'S llnd ngencicil in nttnining- the
<br />enu('tmellt of reM(mable and pr:]rUmlJle Ipgislation Lhlit will llccomplish the
<br />majol' purpOi:!es of n.R. 4671 and at the salliC time protm't tl1e1'ighlR of the Up.
<br />})(,1' Bnsiu States to t11('ir future ('OTl8Ull1ptivC-Ul>es of CoIllrlu1o Hiver uuder the
<br />\1'.att't by implpJIleuting the inj:i:'l1i awl pnrpost:'S of and operations unr!'lr tile
<br />Oolorado RiH'l' Storage Project .\d (70 Stat. 105).
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<br />:'III'. II'AL GOSUN.
<br />.FJ.r"mtti1;g D lrf.ctor,
<br />[Jl>7Jcr Colorado Hirer C(JlIlmiIi8Io11,
<br />Salt Lake City, Ftalr,
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<br />DEAR 11tH, GOSH,,: III fultllhnent of the ()OIllluitm('.nt mllde by re)lresentnti\'Pil of
<br />tll" Bnreau "f Hpc1nnllltiOIl fit tll., llll'!'tillg of Colorlldo ni\'t\r fntpre;<l" ill LOR
<br />Ang-elps (ill ;1:lli\1'UT :;:, tlli'l'C 111'(\ "n<'ln.~pd copies of "Cn.JnI1lPlltH of the nllr('~ll of
<br />R(.('lnmat1on ('U St.'t;liun GOl of Proposed ltevision of H.R. -lU71-Draft of .Jamllll'.Y
<br />27, 1!j(;ii,"
<br />TIH'se eomtu.'nts Ci)Jl1l1rh,t' 0111' tel'lHlieaI ('I'nIuartnll of how the lOIl.!:'unge of
<br />S('C!joll I,M Wouill a!Teet ],l'sern.il' ollerations ill the C(l[or:J.do llivCf I111s;n.
<br />Tbl'.\' HI'{' not imNH)p(] to eXln'l'ss ;} J>nliey pOSition.
<br />Time did lIot )ll'l'mlt the running of detailed rCi'C'I'voir n]ll:'rntJon shuliel" to (<'lit
<br />\llrious eomiitiolls, Hl1rl shorl'cnt llll.'tliocli> of N'lilllllt.ion W('I'C 11.~('<l, \\,,~ nn~
<br />e{.ntHlrut, h""rpvl'r, that the evaluations mllde ppl'll1it yalill conclusIoIlS",
<br />'\Wl won1(l npprpdate ~'Olll' distrluutluJ; copies of theliC COffiml'lIts to rour col-
<br />II'Hgm'" in tbp Upper Basin.' . .
<br />Shlcerely ~rour$,
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<br />U.S, DEPA!rf'MEST OF THE ll'\'TI.;RTOU.
<br />Rmu.:ATr 01' REel.AM .\TION.
<br />lVaoihin,qtun, 1).0., Februar1! 9, 196ft
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<br />Sf'diem 1,(1] w.."ld din'J't th,~
<br />IJ~!I('i:i1 rf'~j:-:'~enlHth(s of ('Old
<br />\\ nh nffel: h( corHr:wtulI) 11,r".
<br />oJ'fiinaLcd 1"llft"l':Jn~t' 'Jlif:,z'atjt.H:
<br />tllli Pl'OI""wrl <let, .he (;,,1<'1'<1110]
<br />l'ruj('d A(,t. It: s'" s forth tlle j
<br />in 1Imt porti..u of Section 601
<br />Illlge :n. It outItJif." in hrol1d Ie;
<br />ot Section (31)] Ii('~j un i ng w Uti
<br />through Hue :~. lnlge 31, I'l'ts J
<br />incorlJOrllll'd ill the criteria,
<br />Subject to some COIllmcnts f
<br />lie\'e that that. p'Jrtion lIf Sed
<br />is clcllrl~' stated. The iuf"llt "
<br />uuuersWndable Ilnd tbe etIed 0
<br />That portion f.r ~I'dlou nOI .
<br />through lille 3 or pil~e ;:4 setH
<br />of cOllllitions in the future. It
<br />oC hydrulogk SeqUClll:Cs ami (
<br />th~ future and to eVlllm'i.e pre<
<br />such contlillou8. 13triet lul!ler
<br />conditions might r<..>quire, LelUl
<br />be the optimum o}X'rlltiulI, gh'eJ
<br />oCCIIl,;iOllS w0l11d be rlln~, of a
<br />consequene.-'.
<br />Section 00l(a) is clear. In r
<br />operation of resermirR, such Ci
<br />all aSlll!etll of l'l'l'er\'oll' "IlerM
<br />and others, for which the r(oserv
<br />Under 601(a), the pritl'rill
<br />Glen Canyon Illling criteria or
<br />Grnuite Reef AquNluct of 11Ie (
<br />"'e intt'l'pl'ct this l'(~li/Jn to m
<br />nated pri',r to initiatiun of deH'
<br />the filllll; Cl'it"J'ia would contil
<br />Ucipllte there wo111<1 Ill' IIf.> dlll
<br />HOo\'cr generaTiulI during the r
<br />of payments fOI" such deficierw
<br />To tll(' extent tlmt we ('llll fore
<br />not be inconsistent with resen-.
<br />It 18 noted, however, U13t the
<br />Secl"l'wry in l'e~"niJlr ('I.'f'l'ntln
<br />an earlier termination of thl'llll
<br />It has IJe,'u suggested tha t ~
<br />the bill. The comment8 m'l<l,
<br />S'<.:tioll IXH llpt:ollll' eff,'cti,(, it,
<br />ther" is heller tlwn a tlfLJ'.nfl-
<br />lla(('ll by fultillmpflt I}f hydr..l.
<br />corue "creet!\'(' irrl1ll,'..l!a!{'!Y. ri
<br />less. \\t> an not bdjen> that
<br />date of ~('('tion GOl i,. (Titklll.
<br />~p('tlon G01 (h), lines .1 I b!'(
<br />objective.
<br />8ection GO] (h) (1) amI f2)
<br />the nrst oblig,,<ioll fill thl' rin-
<br />nnder tbe .Mexi"'ln Water T~'E';
<br />Consl'quently, we su:r:::,~"t. that
<br />ennel~ive that.. thl" will iUH"e a
<br />Se<:tioll 001 as a wlwk.
<br />Section 00l{b) (3;, lillE' 4. Ill.
<br />meeting the rell'll""'S r(>(luired
<br />~h'eu to the storal{(' of wrHl'r il
<br />Proj('ct to the pXl!'ut reu,:nnah
<br />assure de](I'pries IInclt>r sui.p:lr.
<br />con>;ulIIplin~ Usc's in tbe FIll.er
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<br />CERTIFICXl'E
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<br />I, I\'al V,1}osJlu. Exe<{utiyc Dirl'<'!ol' of till;! npI)!'r Colornd~ Rly!'!' CummlssIon,
<br />We do llPn'by certify that theaboye Resolution was adopted h:l' the Up!>l'r
<br />Colorado Riy,'r COlllmission at ~lll AdjoUl'lled Anllual MeetIng lleld at CheYl'une.
<br />'\Vyornillgon February 22,lUHiJ. . ,
<br />Witnl''''3 my haud this 2Grd day of February, 1966.
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<br />1\'AI. V, GOBLIN, E;vccutive Direotor.
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<br />FLOYD E. DO.\UNY, C'om.m-i,~8i(J>>.(!r.
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<br />CO~f ME1I:TS OF Rcm~;AU OF Rf:CLAMNrWN. FEBRUARY 9, 1966, ON SECTION 601 OF
<br />PrWPOSEll RF.VISIQY ,W }1,R. 41171 DRAFT OJl' .T.A.NUAlty 27, 10na
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<br />At t1Jl~ cnlmllllltiol1 (If :l meeting III Los Angcl('s !lIUOUg l'Cllre;;('lJt:ttlves of thA
<br />senm C.,lol'llt1o RiveI' BnHiu Stille;; rmc1 of otber' nrlsiu inteI'I'&ts on the Col0rlltlo
<br />Hiver Rnsin Projt><>t, n Pl'()lIDSl'rl R('vlsion of H,R, 4(\71 (Draft of Jllnnlll'\' 27.
<br />IllGfi) wns Jll'cJ!:t1'(c;d. As ludk'Med Oll page ill of the draft, the IHII~uage of Sf""
<br />Unn H01 i!'l in abcyan('e )wufllng r('reipt of the c:ommentR of the Bnreau of lW-
<br />dllllJution Oll f.hl~ Iun!nlllg'ft stilted In that flection or the druft, Thl' ('omments
<br />w1li('l! follow comprise II tcehnkul c\'alnutiffll of how the lmrgllfl~e of Sedion 601
<br />would auect l'1'seI'voir opl'rniiolls in the Colorado Riw'l' Rusin. '.riley are not
<br />intendPd to expr!;'ss a policy POSHi'lll.
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