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<br />001755 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />WITH RESPECT TO THE $60.5 MILLION TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. <br />THE AGREEMENT CALLS FOR $11 MILLION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE <br />STATE, $6 MILLION OF THIS WILL BE PROVIDED VIA CONSTRUCTION BY <br />THE STATE OF A PIPELINE WHICH WILL DELIVER THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE <br />TRIBE'S DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY FROM THE DOLORES PROJECT TO ITS <br />RESERVATION. THE REMAINING $5 MILLION WILL BE PAID IN CASH. <br /> <br />WITH RESPECT TO THESE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS. I WANT TO <br />EMPHASIZE THAT COLORADO HAS ALREADY MET NEARLY ALL OF ITS <br />OBLIGATIONS. ABOUT 85 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S $48 MILLION <br />CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT HAS ALREADY BEEN <br />APPROPRIATED, DESIGN OF THE PIPELINE FROM THE DOLORES PROJECT <br />TO THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE RESERVATION HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED <br />AND WE EXPECT TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION SHORTLY, FINALLY. THE $5 <br />MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS HAS <br />ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED. <br /> <br />IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT WILL REQUIRE NOT ONLY THE <br />ENTRY OF A DECREE BY THE COLORADO COURT. BUT ALSO THE ENACTMENT <br />OF LEGISLATION BY CONGRESS, THUS. S. 1415, <br /> <br />A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE BILL AS INTRODUCED IS APPENDED TO MY <br />WRITTEN STATEMENT. ALSO APPENDED TO MY WRITTEN STATEMENT ARE <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL WHICH HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT WITH <br />THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE INTERIOR AND JUSTICE. WITH THESE <br /> <br />-7- <br /> <br />. <br />. <br />