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.. - funding. However, Colorado believes the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum's budget recommendation is more appropriate and strongly urges the Committee to write-in the Salinity Control Forum's recommendation and maintain the operation and maintenance amounts idcntified in the President's budget. The Forum's recommendation, which is limited to Title II funding, is $18.6 million for Title II construction and General Investigations: this includes construction funding for the Grand Valley Unit ($6,799,000), Lower Gunnison Unit ($4,001,000) and Paradox Unit ($300,000); $7.0 million for construction under "Title II, New Format"; and $500,000 for General Investigations. The recommendations for operation and maintenance total an additional $4.015 million as outlined in the President's budget. The Colorado River Salinity Control Program is extremely important to the Colorado River Basin States. Since 1974, the Colorado River Basin States and the Forum have worked diligently to develop and implement a cost effective means for controlling salinity in the Colorado River as required by the Clean Water Act, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act and other federal laws. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS The President's budget recommends $2.42 million for construction on the Alamosa Flood Control Project. Colorado supports this budget request. This project will provide a 100-year flood protection levee system along the Rio Grande through the community of A1amosa. In addition to providing needed flood control, this project will also help Colorado meet delivery requirements to New Mexico and Texas as mandated by interstate compact. The Colorado Water Conservation Board has recommended that the General Assembly approve matching funds for this project. Operation and Maintenance Colorado strongly supports the budget recommendations for normal operation and maintenance at the following facilities: John Martin Reservoir Trinidad Lake Bear Creek Lake Chatfield Reservoir Cherry Creek Reservoir $1,475,000 $ 609,000 $ 429,000 $1,000,000 $ 978,000 The waters impounded by these five facilitics, in addition to providing flood control, are heavily used for recreation and the state has cooperative agreements with thc U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to providc recreational facilitics at these projects. Continuing Authorities The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its District and Field Offices, continue to provide Colorado communities with support on emergcncy stream bank protection, small flood 5