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• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7041
• Author: Upper Colorado River Commission.
• Title: Forty-Third Annual Report of the Upper Colorado River Commission
• USFW Year: 1991.
• USFW - Doc Type: Colorado River Storage Project and Participating Projects.
• Copyright Material: NO

J. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS BY THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS

The funds appropriated for fiscal year 1992 for construction of the
Colorado River Storage Project, participating projects, and recreational
and fish and wildlife activities totaled $126,371,000, including $186,000
for drainage and minor construction. Recreation and fish and wildlife
activities received a total of $31,278,000, with $13,642,000 for recre-
ation and the balance for fish and wildlife.

In addition, under the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program,
$16,371,000 were appropriated for the Grand Valley Unit, $4,410,000
for the Paradox Valley Unit, and $6,998,000 for Stage 1 of the Lower
Gunnison Unit.

Table 5, page 64, illustrates a general recapitulation of action by the
First Session of the 102nd Congress pertaining to appropriations of funds
for the construction program of the Colorado River Storage Project and
participating projects.

Table 6, page 65, shows the total funds appropriated by the U. S.
Congress for the Colorado River Storage Project and participating
projects and chargeable against the limitations of various authorizing Acts
(P.L. 485, 84th Congress, Colorado River Storage Project Act, as
amended in 1972 byP.L. 32-370 and in 1988 byP.L.100-563; P.L. 87-
485, San Juan-Chama and Navajo Indian Irrigation Projects Act; P.L. 88-
568, Savery-Pot Hook, Bostwick Park, Fruitland Mesa Projects Act; P.L.
90-537, Colorado River Basin Project Act).

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