BOARD00196

• Board Meeting Date: 11/29/1955
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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2. Consideration of Resolutions adopted by
Congressional Conference. November 1. 1955

MR. BAILEY:

"I think you know this conference was
called at the suggestion of Senator
Anderson. Dean Crawford, Chilson and I
attended. The Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, Senators Millikin and Allott
and Representatives Chenoweth and Rogers
were present. You have been furnished
with a copy of the resolutions which were
adopted. The Governor of Colorado
appeared at that meeting and suggested the
one unit plan--construction of " Glen Canyon
alone. That suggestion did not meet with
approval. I would say it was the unanimous
opinion of all the Senators and Representa-
tives at that meeting that there was no
chance of getting any place with the Bill
if Echo Park were left in it."

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In this connection, Mr. Crawford called attention to
Resolution II by Senator Barrett.

Mr. Chilson referred to the possibility of the Navajo
Project being constructed from funds other than the Colorado
River Storage Project funds. This would eliminate a quite
large drain on the power revenues because the cost of that
project is quite large.

MR. BAILEY:"

"I neglected to say that the Governor
proposed a division of the protits bas~d
on the allocation of water and it was my
impress~on that there was not too much
opposition to that. Some formula that is
agreeable to Colorado might be adop~ed.
If the Navajo Project can be constructed
under the Leavitt Act, the total appropria-
tion necessary for construction under the
Bill would be materially reduced, It was
in view of this possibility that the other
states, including New Mexico, seemed to be
more or less favorable to the adoption of
some formula which could be acceptable to
Colorado."

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Mr. Crawford then read to the Board a letter from Governor
Johnson to Governor Lee of Utah. The letter, dated November 2~,
1955, is as follows: