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<br />, <br /> <br />000333 <br /> <br />- 10 - <br /> <br />in the Conrress for amended authorization. This legislation provides <br /> <br />that the P~onia Project shall become a participatin~ projec~ <br /> <br />_1 _ __ .J..l..._ <br />UIlU~.L. \.Jut: <br /> <br />Colorado River ~torage plan. Colorado expresses its intent to proceed <br /> <br />"'ith the lecislation for amended authorization of the Paonia Project in <br /> <br />advance of the ap~roval of the Colorado ~iver Stora~e Project in order <br /> <br />that there may be no cessation of construction activities. <br /> <br />Paragraph (d) of the COITni3sioner's le~ter or December 22, 1950, <br /> <br />makes reference to the Shiprock Indian Project.. T'.1is is of vital concern <br /> <br />to both Colorado and NeYi Lexico in vi~!' of the provisions of Article XIV <br /> <br />of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact and particularly paragraph (c) <br /> <br />thereof providing for curtailment of uses of San Juan River water in times <br /> <br />of water shortages. Colorado has not been provided with a planning re- <br /> <br />port on the proposed Shiprock Indian Project. It is not advised as to <br /> <br />its cost, size, the water users' ability to return operation and main- <br /> <br />tenance costs, or any other essential data. The extent of the Indian <br /> <br />land proposed to be irrigated under the project, the amount 0: water <br /> <br />required for such irrigation, and the relationship of the use of such <br /> <br />vrater to other proposed Hew Le):ico projects are all matters of conjecture. <br /> <br />Hhile the project cay be a desirable one and l.ay vJell constitute an <br /> <br />essential part of t:,e plan for the develvplCnt of the San Juan River, <br /> <br />Colorado says that no appropriation for, or cons '~"''j,ction of, the project <br /> <br />should be authorized or made until there :,,"s bee:} made available to the <br /> <br />affected States, and approved by the C)n~recs, a report on the project <br /> <br />comparable to the reports already ~repar,d for the other participating <br /> <br />projects. <br />