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, 6 Also seek earliest-possible construction starts of Fruitland Mesa and Save~y-Pot Hook. Authorizations are a ccxnmitment of Federal funding, anticipating 100 percent payback to the Federal treasury, and those com- mitments should be honored for the benefit of Colorado and. the nation. . 2. Build The Narrows Unit The Narrows Unit was authorized by Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1944. Preconstruction activities began in 1947. A number of studies of alternative damsites were conducted over the years and, in 1970, Congress re-authorized Narrows. There is continuing debate and controversy over where the dam and reservoir should be located -- to the point that hard decisions to go ahead'wit~ ' construction didn't come until 1975. Land acquisition and relocation of highways and railroads began. The project was abruptly stopped in the Hit List actions of 1977, and currently remains in that posture. Narrows is badly needed, not only to increase the productivity of the Central and Lower South Platte Basins, but to provide domestic and indus- trial water supplies and to give the residents of the mushrooming Front Range metropolises a much-needed new outdoor recreation facility. Furthermore, Narrows is needed to provide much-needed flood control on the sometimes-destructive South Platte River, and to provide better man- agement of Colorado's water entitlements. Action Agenda Reconnnendation: See\{ support in Congress. .and the Administra- tion for at least nominal land acquisition funds in the Fiscal 1983 budget, so that a connnitment to complete the project is clear. Narrows is too large to be funded through the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and its predominantly-irrigation revenues payback probably would be insufficient to float revenue bonds under the aegis of the proposed Colorado Water and Power Authority. Narrows probably will not be built unless the Federal Government gets on with it rather soon. 3. Build the Two Forks Dam and Reservoir Metropolitan Denver badly needs another major dam and reservoir to store both surplus water which occasionally flows in the South Platte River, and water diverted through the Roberts Tunnel from the Western Slope. A dam just below the confluence of the North and South Forks of the South Platte River has been proposed since 1905. The Denver Water Department acquired a right-of-way to utilize Federal lands for the reservoir in 1931. And, in 1974, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (now the Water and Power Resources Service) conducted a feasibility report which showed that the dam and reservoir would enjoy a favorable benefit-cost ratio if it were built as a multi-purpose project including not only municipal water storage, but also extensive hydroelectric power generation. An enormous recreation potential also was recognized.