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I 1 -""2'-'..l...1. done and should be done between now and 1969 in these areas?" MR. SLIZESKI: "Well, with respect to reconstruction of the bridges. we operate under Public Law 99. our emergency authority for restoring flood damaged \vorks. These are public works. bridges. sewage facilities. sanitary facilities, water works, etc. ~mmediately after the flood. as a matter of fact on the l7th of June, Colonel St. Clair came to Denver and offered to Gover- nor Love the services of the Corps in restora- tion of bridges and sanitary facilities. You probably lmo';l also that the Office of Emergency Planning has authority under public Law 875 to restore public works, and the Corps of Engi- neers action report, under its Public Law 99 authority and under its authority granted through OEP, in restoration of these works. Now, getting bacJ, to specifics. my under- standing is that the City of Denver and the State of Colorado had told the Corps that they had tied up all the contractor equipment in the Denver area and that there was no need for Corps activity in reconstruction of bridges. with respect to reconstruction of sanitary and water facilities, we are presently working closely ...lith the Office of Emergency Planning. ,'Ie understand that we are going to be given the job of reconstructing the waterworks at Castle Rock. vie will be given some other reconstruc- tion jobs on waterworks. other than that. the U. S. Public ;.'.eal th Service will take care of the emergency activities with regard to health preservation and restoration of health standards. ~1e Corps did, during this emergency - the post-flood emergency - have its people in Colo- rado. We made the estimates of costs for the Office of Emergency Planning of the damages to public facilities and what is necessary to reconstruct these facilities. Our people are still wo~(ing here. Our engineers are still working closely with the Office of Emergency Planning in a more detailed estimate which. I