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<br />08G 5 FRYINGPAN-ARKANSA~ PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />storage project. Although t,his has no bQt\l'ing on. the proj~ct. tluth.ori-
<br />zn l.iOIl , we have IlO objedion t,o its inclusion.
<br />J. There is some quest.ion as t.o the proper interpretat,ion of sl'dion
<br />3(d). Our intel'preLtlt.ion, which would he consistent with ollr pro-
<br />posed phlll of develoPlllent and opel'nt.ion of the Frying-pan-Arkansas
<br />pro,icl.:.t, '8 that the rl:striction pre~cribecl ill Lhllt section wuuld not
<br />Hpply to any water prcscn tly planned to be stored ano used through
<br />the project works, induding t,hnt of tlie Twin Lakes di\"ersion :llld
<br />bighlille canal (Busk-Ivanl1oe Tunnel) nnd un}" right.s that arc appur-
<br />tenant to lunds which may be acquired for project, purposes, e\"cll if
<br />the u:,;e of eminent, dOIl1f\in should be required. 111 the future, the
<br />Secret.ary would not be able to llcquire \VoteI' rigbt.s through eminent,
<br />domain 11.nd wn.tcr so llequired by others could not be tr:lnsportco
<br />turough project faeililics indudiug powerplallts. If t,his int.crprdu-
<br />t.ion is !lot proper, i,he langunge s}lOul(l be clul'ified to uvoid fut,lIre
<br />problem,.
<br />4, See~ioIl 0 of H.1t 2207 nnrl H,R. 2208, nnrl seclion 7 of H.R. 2200
<br />and H.R. 2209 directs tlw S(~I:I'('.t.nJ'v to l'onlilluP his st.udies of t.he
<br />quulit,y of Wl1t,el' of LII(~ Colorado Riv~'1' sys~(~m. .su(.h quolity of '\:1t.(~r
<br />st,udies :11'(' (If g:l\lh'I',tl 1l1d,ul't' uppl.\-ill!; lu [,Jw Colurttdo I\in',r BllSil1
<br />~nd flH' al]'(-'ildy l"equil'L.'ll lJY [)!'t~\'jnllS ll\gi~blion. E,"(~l.pt. :IS iI, i~ :11L
<br />1lIlIlef'PSSal'Y l'ullJf-llil':ttinn of till"' hill, l.llt' IY'Pl.tilioll of t,hi~ l'equirellll'llt
<br />is Hol objectionable if it is 1~-It'Hrl)" 1IIJdl\l'~lood lhat this is not. 1,0 br,
<br />lll~tdc:l fina.ncial obligllt.i'lll (It' tl\,,::, Fry\\\~\nH,-Ark\\n-::-~\~ }l\,Qjcl..:t. it'it
<br />is ret:liHcd, \\"e \\:ould, t.lJel'efore, sugges(, t.hat the period ilL t,ile end of
<br />the section be changed to U COlllnw and thnt. t,he following wonls he
<br />added: lltlte expense of sllid s{,udies t.o be 1\0 part of t.he nlJun(;i:d
<br />obligntion of the Fryingpan-Ark:lIls115 project."
<br />5, It should be not,ed thut section 5 of H,R, 2205 docs not IlppellJ' in
<br />tbe other bills. It would provide public Sel,OO] district llid to cure for
<br />dtlpellelents of pel'sons brought into the project area who arc engngcd
<br />in pl'ojeet construction ncti,"it,ies. This "wuld be 11 substitut.ion of
<br />full expenses for the put,tilll o.s:;istllnc~ which could be proviJed under
<br />exisling l[1,w. Such assistance rn.ay be canside,rcJ loa be jusloiti.ablc
<br />in the case of country school districts whieh would revert to prl'sent,
<br />condit.ions following construet.ion. On t.he otllcr htUld, tbn rcquired
<br />payments may be considered unreasonabl y large foJ' .schools in grm\~illg
<br />nwnicipalitics. However, wC' make no recommendations wit.h respect,
<br />.to the form and extent of such proposed tlssistnnce.
<br />G. In lI.R. 2209 the sections following sect.ion 5 are misntUnbered.
<br />They rippear as sections 7, S, and 9 and should be cLanged to renu
<br />sections (it 7, and 8.
<br />Section 4(a) aut.}lOrizl~s the SCel'etlll'}' to acquire laTlds lllld. to wit,h-
<br />draw public h1.l1d~ fot' t.lu.,; const.t'uct..ion, opl.~n\tioll, 1i.1ld. rnlLinten:u1ce
<br />of cert.ft.in Hamed facilities, aBet to dispose of thcm to Fcdend, St.ate,
<br />aDd local government,lll Ilg'PIlCics as may be in t,he publir, ifltereRl. ] t.
<br />then requires the Secrekl.ry wit.hin 5 yelLrs uft.f~r the fl.cquisition of n.llY
<br />sueh lnnds to Jllnke l~ dctermiIlf1tion as LO \,.hicb of those htllds that
<br />are within the exterior bOLllldn.rics of ft nnt.iolllll forcst are not ncctled
<br />for fl.ctulll.lIse in connect,ion wit.h t.he reclamat.ion work, l1nd upon t,}HLt
<br />det.enninnt.ion,being Illude sneh Innds wlll tllen becOlnl~ nat.ion:~l for<:~t
<br />in,ods. \~lhile \ve 40. not, object. to tltis pro'"ision in cOllnccdon with
<br />this project" we de-sire to rlll1.ke it cleaT t.h:d, we are nut. approvillg it.s
<br />terrns ns II precedent ill connection with ot.her projects. At t,his t.ime
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