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<br />MR. SPARKS: As I. understand your report, I think one thing perhaps. is
<br />not entirely: clear. to the board.' F am. sure we have discussed'it .
<br />before" but:: the' Solicitor: of :the'Department 'of, ,the' ,'Interior- had' some
<br />fear' that~if.all the authoriZed projects iil the Salinity Control' Bill
<br />were car.ried out, the cost would exceed the ceiling set in the original
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<br />We do not share, that view 'of .the Solicitor, since. at. this' time we are
<br />asking only to go ahead with Stage 1 of the project', and ,that Stage 1
<br />would not exceed the cost ceiling. And whether construction goes
<br />beyond Stage' 1 i.rs not: known' at this, time'. 'It would largely depend
<br />upon tile' results of Stage 1.' '"
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<br />Apparently, that has now been resolved, at least partially, by sub-
<br />mittinga letter .to the appr'oprLate corillIiittees of Con'gress,' and if
<br />there is"no' objection 'from 'thosecoinmittees,. the Interior Department
<br />feels that it can'go 'ahead.without going back 'for additional amend~ "
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<br />MR. CALDER: I didn't read all the letter, ,but, essentially, the letter
<br />is stating what you have said, and it is our understanding that after
<br />that action then the contract would be approved.
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<br />MR. SPARKS: At least that is considerable progress, because if you
<br />try to go back for amendatory'leg~slation, that could be a long,
<br />drawn Qut :battle and, will just simpty stop everything" at ,this point.
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<br />MR. LONGLEY.: .Earlfer' in, the saUnity" prog'ram~ .the BUreau had:a
<br />contract, with.'the ARS to ,s'turly' 'feasibility., iri the Grand.Junction'area',
<br />and I would like to call on Dr. Dah:.Champion to'give~part"of:'our.
<br />report for: the' 'Agri'cultural .Res'earch Services. ' ':' ,
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<br />Although, as T. "J: mentioned,: we began doing basic 'research under
<br />contract ~Q .the Bureau'of'Reclamation back in:1973, using 'a 'controlled
<br />water source to study:the movement 'of salt .through the' soil into the .
<br />deep water, ground water system and also studying canal seepage and
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