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005H3 31 to the provisions of the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. The estimated construction and interest cost required by the State of Colorado for separable facilities to serve recreation Rna fish and '\\ild- life is $255,400. The annual operation and maintenance cost \,,"Quld be approximately $19,300. The remaining recreation and fish and wild- life cnlul.l1ccment cost, c..'itimated at $798,900, ',",Quid be nonreimburs- able. It is my personal opinion that the proposed State contribution to the development of recreation and fish and wildlife facilities as a part of this Federal reclama_tion project would greatly promote the econ- omv and welfare of the State of Colorado. I have discussed this matter wit}t R. T. Eckles, Coordinator of the Division of Natural Resources; Felix L, Sparks, Director of the Colorndo \V fLter Conservation Board; and nlso with ~fr, \Voodward; they share my opinion. \Vhile it is not .within my power to commit the General Assembly of the State of Colorado to future appropriations (or any purpose, it will be my policy to encourage the maximum participtl.tion by this State in tho de\.elopment of the recreation nnd fish and wildlife features of Federal reclnmutioJl project..;;, I am quite confident thnt this \\-ill be. the future policy of our entire State government. It is therefore the intent of the State of Colorado in connection with the Closed Busin Division, San Luis Valley project, as well as other potentinl Federal reclll.mntion projects in this State, to ll.dminister project lnnd nnd water areas for recreation, for fish and wildlife en- hancenll'nt-or for both purposes-nnd to bear not less thnn one-half of the sepnrnble costs of the project allocated to either or both of said purposes, nnd the entire l~ost of operation, maintenance and replace- ment, except where the project falls ,..;thin the normal administrative sphere of slIch Federal agencies as the Forest Service, Bureau of Land ~lanugement, und w forth. V{c unticipute that our share of the costs will be made as provided in section 2(b)(l) of the Federal Wnter Project Recreation Act, nnd that those costs will be derived from the nnnull.l use fee income from each indi,,-idual project. I trust that this communication makes the intent of the Staw of Colomdo clear enough so thnt authorization of this project can proceed on the hnsis of OHr Jlnrticipntion. I t is our understanding that before construction is shifted the necessary contractual arrangements will have to be made to satisfy the requirements of the Federal \Vater Project Recreation Act. Sincerely, (S) John A, Love JOHN A. LoVE, The PRESIDE:ST, The 1\ hite H&use. lI'a$hingt&n, D,C, (Thmllgh: Bllrt'nll of the BudgeL) DEAlt ~IH. PHE~IDEXT: ~ly f('port 011 a plan of de\'elopnwnt for the propOSt'tf CIOSt'd Bttsin Di\'isioll. Sun Luis YnJ!py project, Colorado, is trunsmittpt! h('rt>with 1l.... pr(n'itl('d by section 9(1\) of tlH> R..c1nmation Proj(>l'1 Ad of 1939 (53 Sut. 1187) nnd s{>l'tioll III-E-3 of the pro- DEPARTMEXT OF THE INTERIOR, Ofo'FICE OF THE SECRETARY, U"ashington, D,C., Au.gnst 19, 1965.