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<br />105th CONGRESS
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<br />2d Session
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<br />H. RES. 380
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<br />Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no change in the water level of Lake
<br />Powell is justified or appropriate.
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<br />IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
<br />March 5, 1998
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<br />Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. COOK, Mr. SHAD EGG, Mr. YOUNG of
<br />Alaska, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. HERGER, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mrs.
<br />CUBIN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
<br />MCINNIS, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. SALMON, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. ENSIGN,
<br />Mr. PASTOR, Mr. HILL, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. REDMOND, Mr. STUMP, Mr. KOLBE, and Mr.
<br />SMITH of Oregon) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
<br />Resources
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<br />RESOLUTION
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<br />. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no change in the water level of Lake
<br />Powell is justified or appropriate.
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<br />Whereas Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963 and over the next 14 years created Lake
<br />Powell in southern Utah and northern Arizona;
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<br />Whereas Lake Powell is 186 miles long and has 1,960 miles of shoreline;
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<br />Whereas Lake Powell and the surrounding Glen Canyon National Recreation Area host nearly
<br />3,000,000 visitors annually from every State and numerous foreign countries, and generate
<br />nearly $500,000,000 a year in tourism revenues;
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<br />Whereas more than 400,000 boat launches are made annually on Lake Powell by recreational
<br />visitors;
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<br />Whereas the power plant at Glen Canyon Dam provides a total output capacity of 1,288,000
<br />kilowatts, enough electricity for more than 400,000 households, and generates revenues of
<br />approximately $100,000,000 per year;
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<br />Whereas Lake Powell provides water for steam generation and cooling to the Navajo Generating
<br />Station, a 2,250,000 kilowatt power plant;
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<br />Whereas Lake Powell's waters support a diverse fishery of striped bass, small-mouth and large-
<br />mouth bass, black crappie, sunfish, walleye, threadfin shad, trout,and numerous other species;
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<br />Whereas numerous bird species, including the bald eagle, the peregrine falcon, grebes, gulls,
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