BOARD00146

• Board Meeting Date: 12/30/1953
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Mr. Bailey: "Does anyone have any questions?
communication from the Governor's office. Mr.
you please read it?"

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Crawford, will

Mr. Crawford: "This is a communication forwarded to
Governor Thornton from Utah."

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S. C. R. No.3

By Messrs. Stringham and Mabey

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE FIRST SPECIAL SESSION OF
THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF UTAH, THE
GOVERNOR CONCURRING THEREIN, REAFFIRMINGS. J. R. NO.IO
OF THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE MEMORIALIZING THE
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAi: TO PROCEED
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLORADO RIVER IN THE
UPPER BASIN STATES BY AUTHORIZING THE COLORADO RIVER
STORAGE PROJECT AND PARTICIPATING PROJECTS.

'Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Utah,
the Governor concurring therein:

WHEREAS, the Thirtieth Legislature of the. State of
Utah passed on March 9, 1953, Senate Joint Resolution'
No.lO,'and

WHEREAS, the Congress of the United State of America
has still taken no action, and

WHEREAS, the development of the Colorado river in the
upper basin states, consisting of Arizona, Colorado,
New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, is of foremost importance
, to the future development and general welfare of said
states and of the western United States, and

WHEREAS, the allocation of the waters of the Colorado
river apportioned to the upper basin by the Colorado
river compact has been amicably settled'by and between
the above states, and '

WHEREAS, the upper Colorado river compact commission,
comprising one member e~ch from the states of Colorado,
New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming and the federal government
is a functioning body and has already completed a dynamic
plan for the development of the project, 'and

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