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<br />- 10 - <br /> <br />After the Central Utah Project is completed the Utah <br />Division of Wildlife would receive interest on the principal <br />of the account. <br /> <br />Section 8 is objectionable because: <br /> <br />(1) The $35,000,000 would be returned to <br />the Central Utah District from power revenues and would <br />constitute part of the depletion of those revenues that <br />otherwise could be used by Colorado and other Upper Basin <br />States, and <br /> <br />(2) Evidently it is anticipated that there <br />will be a substantial balance in the account after com- <br />pletion of the Central Utah Project because a provision <br />would permit use of the interest on that balance, as <br />mentioned above. Therefore, this balance would be created <br />through the use of power revenues for the perpetual benefit <br />for Utah alone. This does not appear to be fair to the <br />other Upper Basin States including Colorado with 46% of <br />the excess revenues at jeopardy. <br /> <br />Section 9 provides that $7,000,000 shall be used to purchase <br />Strawberry basin water rights. <br /> <br />Sections 10-19 have primarily to do with fish and wildlife <br />improvements, recreation, wildlife enhancement and other environ- <br />mental projects. <br /> <br />1. Several of the projects planned appear to be <br />major additions to the mitigation and enhancement plans <br />previously negotiated by State and Federal authorities. <br />Therefore, their costs should be shared by State and local <br />entities and not made nonreimbursable. Some samples follow. <br /> <br />2260 <br />