BOARD01106

• Board Meeting Date: 2/3/1962
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MR. PETERSON:

MR. STAPLETON:

MR. SPARKS:

MR. STAPLETON:

MR. NELSON:

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MR. STAPLETON:

MR. PETERSON:

I am not sure this is a normal project.
I think that is one of the questions
that should be answered. The Board should
ask themselves under what basis the~ would
seek authorization if the~ should desire
to seek it. Whether it would be on a re-
imbursement basis or what they have in
their own minds is a clear enough cut case.
that they could get it on a nonreimburse-
ment basis. Did that answer your question?

Not entirely.

Maybe Mr. Sparks can give us some clues
on that.

It is our intention, I think, in this
project to attempt to seek authorization
on a nonreimbursable basis as was done in
the case of the Rio Grande salvage project
in New Mexico since three states would be
the beneficiaries of this project. We
have some precedent already for making
it a nonreimbursable project. We have,
in Colorado, we have the Arkansas River
Compact where the cost of the John Martin
Reservoir was handled on a nonreimbursable
basis. The expense of that was on a non-
reimbursable basis because that was part
of the salvage project in New Mexico so
we would anticipate asking for congressional
authorization on a nonreimbursable basis.

Mr. Nelson, do you have a question?

The only thing I had was the term
"nonreimbursable" might be government
gObble-de-gook to some. It simply means
you don't have to pay it back.

Any further questions from the Board?
I might say the Board is pretty well
familiar with this problem and have been
discussing this on and off for a good deal
of time. Are there any further questions
from any member of the Board? Mr. Peterson?

Along the lines of cost, Mr. Chairman,