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MR. SPARl<S: MR. BERTHELSON: MR. SPARl<S: MR. STAPLETON, MR. GOODWIN: "The nan-flood-c'Ontr'Ol features are some- thing that we have n'O particular interest in. If they are canstructed, they would have t'O be pr'Ovided by the municipalities or c'Ounties 'Or same 'Other district. This cauld be recreational aspects. I As you knew, under the Water Pr'Oject Recrea- tionAct, if the federal g'Overnment expends money far purely fish, wildlife and recreational en- hancement, the federal g'Overnment will n'Ot put up more than fifty percent 'Of the cast. So if there are facilities in the recreatianal areas that the cities want, this w'Ould have to be provided by them. Again, we simply would n'Ot sign an agreement far th'Ose particular facilities unless the cash was forthcoming. This is nat included in the Chatfield Fl'Ood Control Project. It is 'Outside the scape 'Of the praject." "0'0 y'Ou want t'O c'Omment on number 'a', sub- ject to the availability of funds?" "This is always the case even with the federal goyernment. There is n'Othing we can do to bind the legislature or one legislature can d'O to bind a succeeding legislature. Even in Congress today we have no assurances that it will appropriate m'Oney next year to continue the constructian of the chatfield pr'Oject. This is an inherent thing in our governmental system. However, before the constructian starts. before the federal g'Overnment spends any money. we will have to have the meney in hand. It's not a questian 'Of our getting 'Ourselves en a limb and not having the maney because they will not start canstructi'On until we can assure them that the money is in hand. Actually, they are n'Ot in- terested in money; they are interested in these lands and rights-of-way. There is no meney centributian in this arrangement other than if recreati'Onal facilities are c'Onstructed." I "Craig. II "Mr. Chairman, I am wondering if ther,e isn't