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<br />283 <br /> <br />Mr. Huffman replied: "At least 15,000,000". <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Cory: "Aren't we extremely close to feasibility? <br />If you figure that at the rate of 11 mills, that gives <br />you $5,000,000 per mill. You will have to come down to <br />9 mills". <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson: "Somewhere from 8 to 9 mills.. Mr. Huff- <br />man gives the figure as $5,000,000. Now that brings it <br />down to 10 mills. How is that going to be justified?" <br /> <br />A discussio~ ensued regarding the possibility of re- <br />vision of criteria as set forth by the Bureau of the <br />Budget. <br /> <br />Mr. Dutcher then stated that after all there is one <br />agency -- that is the Policy and Review Committee. <br />They have devoted more weeks and months than any of <br />us have dreamed about. When this thing came up just <br />recently, the Policy and Review Committee again con- <br />sidered. They voted to reaffirm the position that <br />they had taken. Mr. Dutcher added that this Board <br />.had some responsibility to keep faith with the Policy <br />and Review Committee, and he felt that it would not <br />jeapordize any other project. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams suggested that this Board advise <br />this Curecanti project now that we should have more <br />supporting evidence. <br /> <br />Mr. Crawford added that as the matter now stands, <br />this Board is on record as approving for initial <br />authorization the Curecanti project. <br /> <br />Mr. Dutcher: "The next step is to take it to <br />Congress". <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Crawford asked if the Board should try and <br />use influence with Washington if the project is turned <br />down by the Bureau of the Budget. <br /> <br />Mr. Dutcher replied that that is the way the people <br />in Western Colorado feel. <br /> <br />Mr. Peterson: "The Gunnison Valley does not have <br />one drop of water to expand on as they are over approp- <br />riated. Uoesn't the economy of Colorado mean anything <br />to you people? We could not operate unless there is <br />storage on the Colorado River. We have to show feasi- <br />bility before the project is presented or even authori- <br />zed. You know we have the natural resources and we <br />have the land". <br /> <br />Mr. Saunders felt that the best thing that could <br />be done would be to get busy as possible and demonstrate <br />