BOARD02048

• Board Meeting Date: 6/21/1954
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Mr. Bailey: "How much of that is for the coal land?"

Mr. Redmond: "We don't have that figure available at
the moment."

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Mr. Christy: "There are 10.8 miles of railroad line
change required to get around this dam. Mr; Bailey;
I would like to make a statement and with your permission
believe this is the proper place. The C.F. & I. Corpora-
tion has never objected to any of the proposals developed
in connection with this project. As early as 1945 we
advised the Army Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation
that we had no objection, but that the Corporation ex-
pected to be compensated for any damage resulting from a
project of this type. The Corporation is not and has
not filed any protest. We have seen extracts from many
plans, but to date have not had in our possession a com-
plete, detailed report on the project."

Mr. Bailey: "I am glad to hear your statement. I read
in the n~wspaper a statement that you had protested."

Mr. Redmond: "We have a separate item in the estimate,
a cost of $2,700.00 for railroad relocation. This is
in addition to the aquisition of the land. We have given
the proper consideration to the rights of others in this
project. We do not expect to acquire the lands without
prop~r reimbursement."

Mr. Moses: "Does that come under the preliminary con-
struction? We do not have the report. Does that two
and a half million of the railroad corne under preliminary
construction and associated items?"

Mr. Redmond: "Yes".

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Col. Barnes: "The law under which the Corps .of Engineers
has been charged with preparing this report states that
report is to be made at the request of the local people.
The Corps itself does not make any report until so directed
by the Congress, and under existing law we must make the
report based on economic and engineering studies. The
purpose is at all times to compensate a person for anything
that is taken from him. Should this project be adopted by
the Congress that would be our method of approach."

Mr. Bailey: "I would like to state that my understanding
is that there will be no new lands brought in, is that
correct?"

Mr. Powell: "Yes, that is correct."

Mr. Moses: "There are three things in here involving com-
pliance by the land owners, one is a lump sum payment of
$372,000, formation of conservancy districts, and division
of water stored in the project reservoir, by mutual consent
of irrigators, based on crop requirements for the acreage
served. What agreement has been reached among the land
owners on those three points?"

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