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<br />OC' :l~O <br />., oJ.),) <br /> <br />ditching his land ~nd in expansive oquipmont. The <br /> <br />returns possible fron 160 aore traots are insuffi- <br /> <br />alent to attra.ot such individuals. <br /> <br />(e) The eoonomy of the area requires both <br /> <br />farrn.ing and 11 vestock oper""tions. In the Colorado <br /> <br />moUntains it is absolutely impossible to have such <br /> <br />joint operations when the a.oreage is limited &.S it <br /> <br />is lTJ the pres~t laws. <br /> <br />4. The assuranoe of repayment of oonstruotion oharges to <br /> <br />the United States requiros the removal of th6 limitations on <br /> <br />land ownership_ <br /> <br />(a.) Under the existing farm ownership pattern <br /> <br />the water users are oo~fident that they can repay <br /> <br />the oonstruction oosts allooable to irrigation; <br /> <br />(b) The owners of certain lan~ devoted to <br /> <br />livestook have oonsented to have their lands <br /> <br />within the distriot and thus subjeot to the ad <br /> <br />valorem tax imposed by the distriot. If the <br /> <br />land linit~tion ,rovisio~ are not removed such <br /> <br />l&~downers will undoubtedly petition for the re- <br /> <br />moval of their la~ds from the district and thus <br /> <br />the district will lose a profitable souroe of <br /> <br />revenue; <br /> <br />(c) The possibilities of avoiding th~ oper- <br /> <br />ation of the land limitation laws are suoh tr~t <br /> <br />benefits accrui:1g ft-OI:l the project oould i:::lUre to <br /> <br />exoess land owners without their oontributing <br /> <br />- 19 - <br />