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I session of the Congress has injured the whole reclamation program. As a result, today recla- mation is at the crossroads. The manner in which reclamation progresses in the west in future years may very well depend on what this Commission does in this matter. This is our golden opportunity to restore reclamation to its rightful place in the development of our most precious resource -- water. Since the adjournment of Congress in September, it is apparent that practically everyone of our western Congressional leaders feels that this matter must be resolved on the facts. Congress is the final arbiter but there is no question that our western Congressmen are looking to this Commission for active participa- tion and strong leadership in this vital matter. Today we have taken the first step in meeting our responsibilities. I I might say further that these sessions between the Bureau and interested parties, a whole series of meetings, are being held in which differences are to be worked out on an amicable basis which is a fine and constructive way to proceed. The Upper Colorado River Com- mission needs to know what is going on in these meetings; what conclusions are being reached; and what proposals are being presented. And that is the way we are going to proceed. Now we set a time limit. We are working under a very definite time limit. We don't have very much time to get into this whole thing but with respect to the time features we are on a par with the private utilities, with the preference users and with the Bureau itself because the whole program of study has been changed since the session of Congress and so we can start on an equal par with them and make studies and analyses on what they do. Now I'd be very glad to read into the record here the resolution which was adopted if you want that done."