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<br />JUL-II-97 13,25 FROH'H.B.S.s. <br /> <br />':c..V-.,. <br /> <br />10,970 247 8827 <br /> <br />PAGE 6/27 <br /> <br />-2. <br /> <br />"We heard the constnldive criticism, .. said Clement Frost. cl,,,irm!m of the Southern <br />Utes, "and we've made substaDtial changes in tl1e project. It's been increasingly clear in the last <br />few years that the Congress is committed to honor the treaty obligalions to the Ute tribes. Bur <br />because of delays, the original plan has become too rich for today' $ budget realities. This plan <br />settles our water rights claims but at about one-third the cost,," <br /> <br />"F allure to provide sufficient ~""*"g will only still die project, viol3te the goverm..ettt's <br />promise to the tribes and force the issue into a long, costly and divisi~ court battle," said Ute <br />Mountain Ute Chairm"n, Judy Knight Fnmk. "We've tried to reconcile the issues responsibly <br />and hopefully the Administration will now :.uppott w," she added. The Supreme Court has <br />already affinned the Ute's water rights and experts agree rlJ3I a la~ would roSl: taxpayers <br />hundreds of millions of doUars: <br /> <br />### <br /> <br />, WWW..animaslp.c:om <br />