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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS <br />136 State Capitol <br />Denver. Colorado 80203-1792 <br />Phone (30)) 866-2471 <br /> <br />August 2, 1988 <br /> <br />The Honorable Morris K. Udall, Chairman <br />Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs <br />United States House of Representatives <br />Washington, D.C. 20515 <br /> <br />Re: H.R. 3408 <br /> <br />Dear Chairman Udall: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I am writing regarding H.R. 3408, which bill was reported out of the <br />Subcommittee on Water and Power on July 14, 1988. <br /> <br />Section 2(a) of the reported bill would, for the sole benefit of the <br />Centra 1 Utah Proj ect, ci rcumvent the present apporti onment of the <br />Colorado Ri ver Storage Proj ect power revenues (di vi ded among the <br />four Upper Colorado River Basin states) called for by Section 5(e) <br />of the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Act of 1956. Colorado <br />is strongly opposed to this aspect of the bill. <br /> <br />The Bill will not be acceptable to Colorado unless it is amended to <br />provide benefits to the State of Colorado which are equivalent to <br />those proposed to be recei ved by the Central Utah Proj ect. To <br />achieve this, Colorado should also be able to use CRSP power <br />revenues for: <br /> <br />(1) The retirement of debt incurred for the non-federal <br />financing of Colorado water projects, and <br /> <br />(2) Such fi'sh and wildlife mitigation and recreational <br />enhancement measure associ ated wi th Colorado I s CRSP <br />participating projects and the Aspinall Unit as Colorado <br />deems appropriate. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />