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<br />, <br /> <br />-, ' <br />, . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />000454 <br /> <br />Armstrong, of Colorado, delivered the proposed settlement of <br /> <br /> <br />all Indian water rights and water issues including the cost <br /> <br />sharing proposal to Secretary Hodel. That settlement and the <br />proposal was prepared and signed by the States of Colorado and <br />New Mexico, the local entities in both States, and the two <br /> <br />Indian Tribes. <br /> <br />The scope of the agreement included many <br /> <br />crucial subjects. There are long lasting effects that will be <br /> <br /> <br />of great benefit to the united States as well as a benefit to <br /> <br /> <br />the parties. <br /> <br />The two Indian Tribes, the State of Colorado, and all <br /> <br />affected Colorado water users have negotiated the settlement of <br /> <br /> <br />the Indian water rights in at least seven different rivers and <br /> <br />have obtained significant cost sharing contributions from each <br /> <br /> <br />of the parties in Colorado. <br /> <br /> <br />The State of New Mexico has assisted the local entities <br /> <br />in New Mexico to reach an agreement on the funding of the cost <br />sharing obligation through local tax levies and other consider- <br />ations, including the creation of the San Juan Water Commis- <br />sion, the sharing of the use of the water from their project <br />and other sources among all affected water using organizations <br /> <br />in New Mexico. <br /> <br />These agreements have been hard to achieve. <br /> <br />Everybody <br /> <br />has reached deep into their resources and have given up <br /> <br />important rights and foregone significant benefits in order to <br />achieve the agreement, with the cost sharing, as offered to the <br />Secretary of Interior. Wide spread support has been expressed <br />for the acceptance of the proposal some of which are attached <br />hereto. <br />