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<br />feet per secand. Beginning at abeut the Denver <br />city limits the channel will carry 5,000 second <br />feet 'Or more. To avoid fl'O'Oding the area be- <br />tween the dam and the Denver city limits, there- <br />fare, it will be necessary t'O increase the channel <br />capacity. This will inv'Olve bath widening and <br />straightening the present channel. <br /> <br />All of the necessary canstructi'On work <br />will be perf'Ormed by the corps of Engineers at <br />federal expense. However, the Fl'Ood control Act <br />of 22 June 1936, as amended, pr'Ovides that fer <br />channel impravements no federal meney will be <br />expended until the state, a political subdivision <br />there'Of, 'Or ather responsible local agency has <br />given satisfactory assurances to the Secretary <br />of the Army that it will: (1) provide without <br />cost to the United States all lands. easements, <br />and rights-of-way necessary far the canstructian <br />'Of the pr'Oject; (2) hold and save the united <br />States free fr'Om damages due ta the c'Onstruction <br />works; and (3) maintain and 'Operate all the w'Orks <br />after c'Ompleti'On in accardance with regulati'Ons <br />prescribed by the Secretary 'Of the Army. <br /> <br />That perti'On 'Of the S'Outh Platte River <br />channel which is to be impraved lies partially <br />within and partially 'Outside incorp'Orated areas. <br />There is no existing agency 'Other than this <br />Board which can n'Ow give the assurances required <br />by the federal government. Since the Chatfield <br />praject will be 'Of benefit to a large part of <br />the Denver metrepelitan area, it is virtually <br />impossible to identify particular beneficiaries. <br />I do n'Ot believe it is advisable t'O attempt to <br />create a special district for the purpose of <br />spons'Oring the project. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />We have long been aware 'Of the problem in I <br />connecti'On with the channel improvements as a ',' <br />part 'Of the Chatfield flo'Od c'Ontrol pr'Oject. As <br />the Baard members will recall, we asked the <br />legislature this year to give us the authority <br />to contract with the United States concerning <br />rights-af-way for fl'Ood c'Ontr'Ol pr'Ojects. I <br />