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<br />the Colorado River Storage Project, and provides for quality-of-
<br />water studies.
<br />
<br />The total fiscal year 1967 program of S6,430,800 will be funded
<br />with S31,500 advanced by the water users and $6,399,300 by rev-
<br />enues received from the sale of electrical energy and water.
<br />
<br />The Upper Colorado River Commission on March 9, 1966 sub-
<br />mitted testimony to the Subcommittee on the Department of the
<br />Interior and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
<br />of the House of Representatives in support of construction funds
<br />for the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project.
<br />
<br />Witnesses representing the Upper Colorado River Commission
<br />and various entities in the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah,
<br />and Wyoming on May 2 and 3, 1966 presented testimony to the
<br />Public Works Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Commit-
<br />tee and the Subcommittee on Bureau of Reclamation and Power
<br />Marketing Agencies of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The
<br />Commission supported the President's Budget and, in addition,
<br />recommended that Congress appropriate $7,500,000 for continuing
<br />the construction of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project.
<br />
<br />On September 15, 1966 the House Committee On Appropria-
<br />tions reported its Public Works Appropriation Bill for Fiscal 1967,
<br />H. R. 17787, House Report No. 2044. The House Committee rec-
<br />ommended $5,898,000 more in new money than the President's
<br />budget bringing the appropriation for the Bonneville Unit of the
<br />Central Utah Project to $7,500,000 and including $148,000 for the
<br />Page, Arizona accommodation school.
<br />
<br />On September 21, 1966 the House by a vote of 354 to 25
<br />passed H. R. 17787, as amended. The House included $7,500,000
<br />for construction of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project.
<br />
<br />At the end of the 1966 water year, September 30, 1966, the
<br />Public Works Appropriation Bill for fiscal 1967 was pending before
<br />the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Because information was
<br />available when this report was compiled, it has been included herein.
<br />
<br />On October 3, 1966 the Senate Committee on Appropriations
<br />reported H. R. 17787, Senate Report No. 1672. The Senate Com-
<br />mittee recommended an appropriation of $50,198,000 for the Colo-
<br />rado River Storage Project or $1,250,000 more than the House
<br />allowance and $7,148,000 more than the President's budget estimate
<br />(excluding the $6,498,000 for the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project
<br />previously appropriated in another Act). The Senate Committee's
<br />report contained the following language:
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<br />
<br />"C
<br />entral Utah participatin .
<br />agrees with the House of Re g pro~ect. - The committee
<br />tional $4 800 000 for th B presentatwes approval of an addi-
<br />" " e . onnevLlle u 't f h
<br />partLcLpating proJ'ect B f' nL.o t e Central Utah
<br />. . ecause 0 CLrcumst .
<br />mcreased amount prov'd d l . ances whLch arose an
<br />. . Least year f. thO . '
<br />utLhzed for the proJ'ect Th ". or LS prOject was not
<br />f . e commLttee t ha
<br />unds provided in this bL.ll f th B ~xpec s t t all of the
<br />. or e onneVLll . 'll
<br />to thLs project in fiscal year 1967." e UnLt WL be applied
<br />
<br />~in::ilar language had also been included
<br />111 Its report on the Bill. by the House Committee
<br />
<br />The Conference Committee (H R
<br />10, 1966) concurred with th Q t ouse . eport No. 2216, October
<br />d d e 0ena e verSIOn of th . B'll
<br />men e an appropriation of $50 198 000 f . eland recom-
<br />Storage Project and participat' ". or the Colorado River
<br />was approved by the House of ~g proJects: The Conference Report
<br />and by the Senate on October lir~~~~tatIves on October 11, 1966,
<br />
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<br />
<br />The Public Works Appro riat'
<br />again contains language with Pf. IOn Act for 1967 (H. R. 17787)
<br />Bridge National Monument. re efrlelnce to the protection of Rainbow
<br />, as 0 ows:
<br />"Provided, That no part of th f .
<br />be available for construct' e unds .herem appropriated shall
<br />LOn or operatw f f 'l"
<br />waters of Lake Powell f . n 0 aCL LtLes to prevent
<br />rom entenng a .
<br />T ny natwnal monument"
<br />able IX ( ) '11 .
<br />a 1 ustrates a general rec 't 1 .
<br />the Second Session of the 89th C apI u atIOn of action by
<br />tions of funds for the constr t' ongress with regard to appropria-
<br />Storage Project and particI'p Ut~ IOn p:ogram of the Colorado River
<br />a mg proJects.
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