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,~ ... I. Q02Z39.:/ . J;NGWF To: The Secretary of the Ar~ laterally with authorized basin improvements in Colorado under the juris- diction of the Hureau of Reclamation and exist1nc improvements below and including Elephant Butte Dam under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Hec- lamatlon and the International Boundary Comm1ulon. The improvements constituting the nced control phase of the comprehensive plan are eco- nomically jUfttlf1ed and are essential to the economic stabilization, pres- ervation, and future progress of the entire region of central New Mex1co. I, therefore, recommend that the comprehensive plan of development for the Rio Grande and tributaries, New )lexico, be approved, and that the noed control phase, consisting of Chino lam and Reservoir, Cham1t.a Dam and Reservoir, Jemez Canyon Dam and Heservolr, Rio Grande fioodway, am Blue- water Floodway, be authorized tor construction by the Fede",l government in substantial accordance with the plane ot Ule district engineer with such modifications as in the discretion of the Chief of Fncioeers and the Secretary ot the A.:rmy may be deelD8d advisable, at an elltiJDat.ed cost to the United States of t75,665,800 tor construction and $558,200 annually for operatioo, maintenance, and major replacements, subject to U1e provision that all nood control worke be operated in accordance with the terms or the aio Grande Compact, ilnd provided turtMr that local interests, through their responsible agencies, furnish aSlSurances satisfactory to the Federal government that they will contribute, in CAsh, $75,000 to the cost of con- structing the culvert under Federal Highll&Y 66, & part of the Bluewater noodway, and that they will. <a) furnish without cost to the United States, all lande, eae8mnts, and rights-of-way tor noodway constNc'Lion and subsequent channel maintenance, when and as required; (b) hold and eave the United Staue tree tram all claims tor damages due to the nood- ways conetJ"'llction works; (c) make all highway relocations, highway bridge alterations or replacements, and utility relOCAtions, necessary for tlood- way construction; and (d) ma1ntain all levees, including new and rebuUt levees as integral sections are completed, aM the Bluewater Floodway worlaJ art.er completion, all in accordance with regulations to be preecrlbed by the Secretary of the A:rJIr,f. I ~her recommend that the division of work to be performl'd by the Federal government in constructing the noed control improvements be in accordance with the enclosed Memorandum ot Agreement between the Secretary or the ...t'Tlt1 &Jld the 'Secretary or the ' Interior dated JulT 25, 1947, and approved N"".~r 21, 1947. R. A. Wheeler Lieutenant General Chiet or Engineer. - 9 - - -