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<br />- 8 - <br /> <br />determines the Central Utah Project to be substantially com- <br />plete, whichever occurs later. The Commission would have five <br />members, who would be appointed by the President from rec- <br />ommended citizens of Utah. The members of the Commission and <br />its director would be paid on the daily rate of the Federal <br />salary schedule as GS-l5 employees. Heads of Federal agencies <br />would be authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, <br />personnel to aid the Commission. The Commission would ~ auth- <br />orized to use the U.S. mails in the same manner as other depart- <br />ments and agencies of the United States. The Attorney General <br />of the U.S. would represent the Commission in litigation to <br />ensure the performance of contracts. <br /> <br />1. The Commission would be a Federal commission <br />composed solely of Utah citizens. It would have a number <br />of close ties to the Federal government, including having <br />the U.S. Attorney General as a legal representative. It <br />is extremely doubtful that Colorado and the other Upper <br />Basin States would condone having a Federal commission look- <br />ing down their throats from a throne in Utah. Such a <br />practice is characteristic of Federal commissions that do <br />not have specific limitations placed on them. <br /> <br />2. The use of the U.S. mails in the same manner <br />as other Federal agencies appears to give an unfair advantage <br />to one State, and certdinly not in conformity with the usual <br />practices of the Federal Postal Service. <br /> <br />J. The Attorney General of the United States <br />in representing a commission of the type proposed could <br />find himself with serious conflicts of interest because he <br />also represents Indian Tribes and other Federal agencies <br />that deal with land and related water resources. <br /> <br />2262 <br />