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<br />~ <br /> <br />Lee Ferry. At the same time, it also was recognized that the states of <br />the Upper Basin could not develop their allocated waters without some <br />financial assistance. These two factors resulted in the passage of <br />the Colorado River Storage Project Act of 1956. <br />The genesis for the Dallas Creek project now under attack was the <br />Colorado River Storage Project Act of 1956. By that act, the Dallas <br />Creek project was designated as a potential participating reclamation <br />project, subject to specific authorization by the Congress. Forty-six <br />percent of the power revenues derived from the Colorado River Storage <br />Project were specifically and exclusively dedicated to Colorado to assist <br />in the repayment of those project features attributable to irrigation. <br />Over twenty years of extensive studies, evaluations, and hearings have <br />taken place concerning this project. It has been authorized by the <br />Congress, approved by past Presidents, and monies have been appro- <br />priated for its construction. It is inconceivable at this point in <br />history that it should be capriciously and arbitrarily terminated. <br />Such termination would deprive Colorado of those means to utilize its <br />water resources which were painfully and laboriously arrived at over <br />a period of some fifty-four years, with the full assistance of Congress <br />and numerous past Presidents. <br />I have previously expressed my doubts about the necessity for this <br />and other hearings which are being held to presumably review authorized <br />reclamation projects in Colorado and elsewhere. The Dallas Creek proj- <br />ect feasibility report, definite plan report and final environmental <br />impact statement have been completed and filed in accordance with the <br />law by the Department of Interior. There is no new information that <br />we can furnish to you, except perhaps to assure you of our continuing <br /> <br />-3- <br /> <br />2552 <br />