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<br />. 001754 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(6) REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN OF THE COSTS OF THE DOLORES AND <br />ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECTS WHICH ARE ALLOCABLE TO THE <br />TRIBES WILL BE DEFERRED, AND THE TRIBES' SHARE OF <br />OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS WILL BE BORNE BY THE <br />UNITED STATES, UNTIL THE TRIBES PUT THEIR WATER TO USE, <br /> <br />I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS BRIEFLY ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF <br />THE SETTLEMENT. I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL FIND THE NON-FEDERAL <br />PARTIES' COMMITMENTS IN THIS REGARD TO BE EXEMPLARY. <br /> <br />NON-FEDERAL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SETTLEMENT TAKE <br />TWO FORMS: (1) UP-FRONT FINANCING FROM SEVERAL PARTIES FOR THE <br />ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT, WHICH PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A SIZEABLE <br />PORTION OF THE TRIBES' WATER, AND (2) PAYMENTS BY THE STATE OF <br />COLORADO TO THE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. <br /> <br />WITH RESPECT TO THE ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT, NON-FEDERAL <br />FINANCING IS BEING PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE <br />SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1985. THE COST-SHARING <br />AGREEMENT FOR WHICH THAT LEGISLATION CALLS WAS ENTERED INTO ON <br />JUNE 30, 1986, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. PURSUANT <br />TO THAT COST SHARING AGREEMENT, FEDERAL BUDGETARY OUTLAYS FOR <br />THE ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY 39 PERCENT <br />RELATIVE TO WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED HAD THE PROJECT BEEN <br />BUILT ENTIRELY AT FEDERAL EXPENSE AS AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS. <br /> <br />-6- <br /> <br />. <br />