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<br /> <br />r"AX NU, iUi lUO OJ't.Q.,."...,....._.........,..'f~~IlI~n......' At J1 <br /> <br /> <br />Treaties, the integrity of Compacts, and the enforce~bility of contracts. We also believe lnlim.iced <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />government, because we know that when the peopleo! this great nation wods. together to solve <br /> <br />complex problems the results wj1J be superior to and;more enduriog than anything the federal <br />I <br /> <br />government has to offer. Finally. I want you to know that the Secretary and r l\re proud, very <br /> <br />proud, of the Bureau of Reclamation. <br /> <br />Standing here, so near Hoover Dam, we can jUstly take pride in t.he efforts of OUr <br /> <br />predecessors that_?rought.~I~~~c energy to,",~s regior, aod water for great cities and world-class <br /> <br />agriculture. And while tiJ.ere are very important and difficult issues that lll~~t be addressed inlhi,s <br /> <br />basin in the next year, Secretary Norton has made an unqualified cornnlltOient to consult, <br /> <br />cooperate, and communicate with you to address these iSSUes. <br /> <br />During the past few years, We have witnessed something that O1anyin the basin had long <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />thought impossible -- a coming together of the seveo aasin Slates in a way that mls not e;dsted <br /> <br />since 1922, We believe that this triumph of federalism has generated a successful mix of <br /> <br />programs and plans that will pemtit us [0 make the best and fullest use of this vital. but JiI:uited, <br /> <br /> <br />resource while ensuring that each S late and our neighbprs in Mexico are al:ite to enjClY their full <br /> <br /> <br />legal eotltJements. At the same time, these programs ShOl.l!d enable us to meet the neW anti <br /> <br />challenging demands on the River. <br /> <br />It is a tribU[e to those of you who have worked ~ogether over the past decade 011 tbese <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />issues that every element of the programs you have fasfuoned is in accord with the compacrs. <br />i <br />treaties, statutes and contracts, upon whose faithful Impjementation the integrity of the law of the <br /> <br />river rests --:- and mLlst continue to rest. <br /> <br />Among the essential elements of your work are: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />