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I I MR. STAPLETON: ...JUJI Our comments to the Secretary of the In- terior are another opportunity and, as Felix has said and Governor Johnson has said, we mast no~ overlook any opportunity to get the legislative history stated clearly and posi- tively so that there is no misunderstanding as to what our obligation is and to see to it that nothing is done in this legislation which could be even remotely interpreted as extend- ing the obligation of the Upper Basin states in requiring them to deliver any more water. For example, the report, the plan, which was sent out shows anticipated releases from Glen Canyon in various stages up to and including the year 2000 and in the year 2000 they anticipate a release of something like 8.6 million acre- feet from Glen Canyon. Well, of course, we know and we will fight to the bitter end that we don't have to release more than 75 million acre-feet in any ten year period unless we have to make up something for the Mexican Treaty. So we can't let this 8.6 million set uncom- mented on; in other words, we've got to say that, assuming that our development of our projects at that time is such that we are not using more, that nothing in the Pacific South- west Water Plan, in any way, can limit or defer or slow down the development of Upper Basin projects and that we don't have to bypass water to supply additional water to the Lower Basin. So, even though they say over and over again that they are just dividing their water, and we certainly haven't anything to say about how they use their water, we must take advan- tage of every opportunity to see that they don't build up a history that we have either been silent or have acquiesced in their assuminq that we are going to deliver more water than we have to deliver under the com- pact. We are not attempting to amend the compact, but we want interpretations tied down." "Mr. Kuiper."