BOARD01601

• Board Meeting Date: 7/6/1962
• Description: Meeting and resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Work accomplished this fiscal year and
still in progress on the Yellow Jacket feasi-
bility investigations consists of plan formu-
lation studies, engineering surveys, land
classification surveys, water supply and water
right studies, the collection of agricultural
economy data, geologic investigations, and
cooperative planning.

The FY 1963 budget now under consideration
by Congress includes funds for starts on feasi-
bility investigations of the Battlement Mesa
and Bluestone Projects.

Under Advance Planning the definite plan
report on the silt Project, completed earlier
this fiscal year, was approved by the Commis-
sioner on March 30, 1962. The FY 1963 budget
being considered by Congress includes funds for
preparation of construction plans and specifi-
cations, land appraisals, preparation and
negotiation of a repayment contract, and other
work leading to award of construction contracts
in early FY 1964.

A Small Reclamation Projects loan applica-
tion of the Orchard City Irrigation District,
Delta County, was forwarded to the Commissioner
early in March, with Regional Office review
comments and recommendations. The Commissioner
transmitted the application, with his recom-
mendations, to the Secretary of the Interior
on April 27. The Secretary submitted the
application to the Bureau of the Budget on
May 15. After reply from that Bureau, the
application will be transmitted to Congress
for the 60-d~y waiting period required'by Small
Projects law.

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Recreation, Fish and Wildlife. The
enhancement of the fish and wildlife resources
and facilities to provide maximum practicable
recreational opportunities is, from the out-
set, a full-fledged part of the plans for Bureau
of Reclamation projects.