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<br />I <br /> <br />We hope that this is only a temporary <br />situation. We don't think that everyone <br />should throw up their hands at this point <br />and say that nothing further is going to be <br />done. We are confident that all these <br />projects will proceed. But the national <br />fiscal situation is critical. There is <br />no use voicing any great critioism. We <br />are in a critical period of history and <br />we'll just have to ride it out. 1 think <br />that within the next few years we will see <br />things getting back to normal." <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />"That's an optimistic thought. <br /> <br />What's happening on the Narrows?" <br /> <br />MR. SPARI<S: <br /> <br />"In a word. nothing. Hearings will be <br />held on the Narrows we believe. Have you <br />heard any further word on that, Eric?" <br /> <br />MR. WENDT J <br /> <br />"1 think I'll have a letter on my desk <br />tomorrow morning from Congressman Aspinall <br />on the matter. But as you say, at the <br />moment we have no firm word." <br /> <br />MR. SM1U<S I <br /> <br />"The Closed Basin Project is tied up <br />in the Bureau of the Budget and so far we <br />have not been able to get it released so <br />that hearings can proceed on the Closed <br />Basin Project." <br /> <br />MIl. KUIPER, <br /> <br />"Has the Narrows been cleared by the <br />Bureau of the Budget, Larry?" <br /> <br />MR. SPARI<S I <br /> <br />"Yes. Narrows has cleared the Bureau <br />of the Budget." <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON. <br /> <br />"How about the authorized projects? <br />1'he five Colorado projects." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~. SPAlU(S I <br /> <br />"On the five Colorado projects author- <br />ized last year we have received no further <br />word. We do anticipate that we will get <br />money for at least three of them and perhaps <br />all five of them this year to commence the <br />