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<br />Fonn 7-159lS . <br />(1()...lS6) <br />Bunoollof RKI......tion <br /> <br />4-7{), <br /> <br />OFFICIAL FILE COPY <br />o.t. Sum_"", Cod_ <br />fj: .,/" o. ,- ~ <br /> <br />',1'"'' '),. <br />:~\,-J .. i I: :; <br /> <br />0-1200 <br /> <br />~= <br /> <br />Honorable Bruce Babbitt <br />Governor of Arizona <br />State Capitol <br />Phoen;x AZ 85005 <br /> <br />Dear Governor Babb I t t.: <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation has been assiqned the res~ons1bil;ty of <br />mounting a drouqht-related weather ~odificaticn r~search effort in <br />the South~est. This program ~as initiated by the Senate Committee <br />on ~ppropriations d\recti~e in Report ~o. 95-1069 on the Energy and <br />water Develop~ent Appropriation Bill. 1979. dated August 7. 1978. <br />page gO: <br /> <br />~Further tne Committee reco~niles the i~portdnce of the <br />development of weather mOdification as a ~eans of mit- <br />igating drought in se~i-arid reqions of the United Stdtes. <br />The Committee recorr~nds that the Bureau of Recla~ation <br />alloc3t~ 51.CUO.OOO frem within the total resources dVJll- <br />able to the Bureau to conduct rain auarr:entation researCh <br />in the South'lIest in areas '"here droucht patterns are <br />ceveloping.- <br /> <br />For this purpose. the Southwest r~glon has been tentatively desig- <br />nd,t:!d ~y the Bureau as the States of ,';rilona, ColoradO, o.:.ansas. <br />t'iew j-o:exico. CklaholTld. and Texas. <br /> <br />The reco~r.ded funds have ~een mdae dvailable. ~e intend to ~eain <br />Jevelooing this uniaue we~ther mOdlf;catiQn proQr~~ in ceo~er3tlon <br />with the interests ~f tne States And ~ith regard for the scientifIc <br />dIld sec 1d l-en~ i ronmer.ta 1 requ 1 rement s for d soun~ prcar an. <br /> <br />This crear am 'lssicnrr.ent is consistent Nit~ the ;::ission of the dureau <br />of ~~clam4tion in'lsslstlnQ the States. local 9o~er~rr:ents. ana ?tner <br />Fe1enl agencies to staoilize -3.0d stil'1uldte local anc r~qiondl <br />economies. enndnce anc f:rotect the environn1ent. ~M i,norove tn~ <br />iJualitj of lHe through develoDll"ent of water ana rel~tc:d lJlId <br />reSJurces. <br /> <br />Our ccnce~tual ;:llannwg is still in an early std~e. How€v~r. ('Ie <br />see t:1ot ';.he program snould inclua€ raOl'] i..:plef~o?nutlon ~i <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />* GPO 19781 782,202 <br />