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<br />20 'FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />Some lanos within the exterior boundaries of the nat.ional forests
<br />would be acquired by the BllI'eau of ReclanllttiOldor projcct purposes.
<br />Th(lse lands are intermingled witb nearby find adjoining national
<br />forest lands, All ports of these acquired lands not needed for actual
<br />use in cOllneelion with reclmnat.ion works would, under the provisions
<br />of subsection 4(") of the bills, become national forest lands. This
<br />would faeilitate effective find economical aJmioistrntion of these lands
<br />by ibis Deportment find would permit thci~' d~velopment n.nd mnnngc-
<br />ment as national forest lands under the prtnClples of multiple use and
<br />sustained yield, and at the saIne time would provide pl'ot.ection to
<br />thp reclamation wOJ'ks.
<br />This Depn.rt,rncnt not.es the inclusion in section 1 (n.) of the provision
<br />thltt the opemtion of tho Fryingpan-Arkanslls projecl, shall be governed
<br />by t.he Fe(lcrrti recla.mat.ioll In.ws. These h\ws require thllt preference
<br />in the sa.les of power be givell to Fuhlic bodies, ltnd to cooperatives
<br />and otlwr nonprofit. orgaoi7.n.t,ions financed in whole or in pnrt by lOfLlls
<br />mn,de- purslIant, to t,lle Rural Elcct,rificll,tion Act. The cooperatives
<br />financed by the Rurnl Electrification Administration in this Depart-
<br />ment whieh would qualify as preference users of the power developed
<br />at t.lle projeet hftve urged ltuthorizn.t.ion of t,he project and its const.ruc-
<br />tion t,oget.hel' wit,11 t,f<l,n~lIliSRion ltfl.-l appurt.enant, fltCilit,ies which will
<br />cllahle them to exercise their preference rights. The Department is
<br />in l1ccord with t.heir posit.ion and helieyes that. enaetmcnt of the pro.
<br />posell a.uthol'iz.n.tion is consistent with the progl'f1.1Il interest.s of the
<br />Rurll.l Electrification Administntt.ion.
<br />The BlU'ClLU of the Budgct adv"iscs t}utt there is no objeetion to the
<br />presentatioll of thi'::i report from t.he st.nndpoint of the n.drninistrat,ion's
<br />program.
<br />Sincerely yours,
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<br />ORVILLE L. FHEEMAN, Secretary.
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<br />EXECUTIVE
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<br />OFFICE OF THE PllESIDENT,
<br />BUIlEAU OF THE BUDGET,
<br />IVf18hington, D.C'., May 16, 1961.
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<br />llon. -nr A YNr..; N. ASPINALL,
<br />Ohairman. Committee on Interior and Insular A.ffm:rs,
<br />HU1lSC of Repl'esenlat1:vf~8, lVa.8hin.gton, D.C.
<br />",-h DeAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Under dat,e of Mnv 4, 1961, the De,
<br />partment of the Interior submitted It report. to jrour committee on
<br />H.R, 220G and other bills to l1uthoriz.e the construction, operation,
<br />uncI nltlint.enitllce by tbe Secretary of the Interior of the Fryingpl1n-
<br />Arkansas project., Coloffldo. In its report., the Depl1rtlllcnt com-
<br />mentcd brietiy on section.) of H.R. 2206-whieh ,....ould provide public'
<br />school district nid for dependents of persons hrOlwht into the project
<br />urefi to work on construct.ion of the project--L~t Illudc no recom-
<br />mendntion on the form Hnd extcnt of the proposed nssistnnce. \Ve.
<br />would appreciate your commit.tee's giving cOlIsiderntion to our views
<br />on sect.ion 5.
<br />vVe bolicve it t.0 he sound polic,r for t,h~~ type of nssistnncc conf,p.m-.
<br />plate:1 by section t, lo hI..' llut.horized under gCIl(~rfilll1\\', wit.h uniform
<br />stnlldards :Ippliellhle llcross-t.hc-llO<Ll'd t.o llll l\PpJiClllltS. This is the
<br />policy ullderlying t.IIe /lcts of September 2;~, 1050, ltlld Septemher 30,
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