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<br />22 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />HR. Si'ONE: Yes; lt 18 based upon the Bureau's deter- <br />mlnatlon and also studles'by eng1neers of all states; and we <br />op not afford to lose that much water out ot the Colorado <br />Eli vel' bas In. <br />The Seoretary gave us a verytlne opportunity to pre- <br />sent our case. Actually, We started at 10:00 o'clock ln the <br />1I\0rnlng and we got through at 11130 at n1ght, and the Secretary <br />sat through. that whole hearlng and WBe there "hen the last <br />testimonY,was presented. .He stated that it wae a matter ot <br />considerable importance, of real importance, to understand that. <br />Of course, he hae withln his own Department two agencles tak.. <br />lB@;oppos1te positlons. i'he National Park Seniee wants to <br />restraln the whole area for nat10nal park purposes, for nature <br />lover purposes, and seen1ova1ues. The Bureau of Reclamation <br />wants to store water thers. <br />When this proclamation was signed by the President; it <br />contained a stipulation asked by the Fedsral Power Oommission <br />to resene these power sltes. !hat is in the President's <br />proclamat10n. i'he National Park Se1'V1ce is taking the pos1- <br />tion--they were there and the Presldent was there and slgned <br />lt, and yet they 01a1ll, the Natlonal Park Sen1ee, that it has <br />no legal etteet. In other worde, we think that 1s mere BUb- <br />terfuge. But the Presldent signed 1 t w1 th the underetuding <br />that the reservation was there, and now they are attempting to <br />vo.id that reeenation. <br />