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<br />YRYINGPA~-ARKA~S.\:', PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />1950, wlIicli pro\Tidc fil1ll[l(;iul nssistllllCC by the U.S. COlllmissioJler of
<br />EJUClLtioll to local sehool !lgclIciC's for the cduClltion of children wbose
<br />memhership in tlt.e local sehools is t.ile result of llcti\'itics of the Federal
<br />GO\'Cl'llJllellt,. TI;"e are 110[, ttWlLl'(, of special cirCulllstlulces whicL would
<br />justify providing finullcild nill to.local schools affected by the Frying-
<br />pan-Al'kt\lISfiS project, on a husis ~tlffel'ent from thnt n.vnilllble to other
<br />school districts ulldel' the gencmllnws cited n.Lo.ve.
<br />In t.!~c light of t.lw abo\-e consalerat.iolls, the Bureau or the Budget
<br />would I'CCOllllllClld. the,deletion of section 5 from H.R. 2206.
<br />For your information, we llrc elldosing n copy of our report to t,ue
<br />Senute Interior anrl [nsulnr Atfllirs Committee OIl S. 254, a bill similar
<br />to H.R. 2200,
<br />Sineerel~" yours~
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<br />PHILLIP S. HUGHES,
<br />AS8i8tant Director for Legislalhe Rdt3re-ncc.
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<br />;\f \. Ih:.-\H \f(c CH \ rn~l.-\x: TilLs is in rt~pl.\' to .YOl;r letter or .bnllnl'Y
<br />It, 1961, requcsting tIle \-ic\l,'s of t.llt'- Bureau of t.he Budget OIl S. 284..
<br />fl hill to authorize the eonstl"lIction, opcrnt.ioll, Hlld IllUintcllaflce by
<br />the Se("'ieti\.r:~ of the Interior of the Fryingpt1.n-Arknnsfis project,
<br />Colorado.
<br />The purpose of t.he hill is elcnd)' st.lltcd in its t.itle:
<br />See-tions :3 llnd [j of S. 284 would (a) require the ;-:iccret,nry of the
<br />IlIterior to op~rlltc t,he l?'ryingplllI-ArkflllS:lS pl'Oject inl1ccol'lllll1Ce wit.h
<br />certain opernting pl'incipll~s ildopt,cd b.\" the Stllte or Colorado., (b) pro-
<br />vide for t.he nppoinl,IIlent of Federal representatives to a proposed
<br />cornmissiol1 to lJe cOlllposed of two representatives of the United
<br />Stutes Hnl! t,hree rCpresp.lltati\res of agencies of tbe State, I1I1lI (c) COIl-
<br />sent t.o Ie.gal nctions in FedcI'l11 courts Illld to tl1~ joinder of t.he United
<br />StlltCS find Federal officials as parties t.o such lpgll] fictions. \Ve will
<br />1101. [le in n position to Il(l\'isc YOll wit.h respect to our views on tbese
<br />Pl'ovisiolls until \V(' ha\'c oht,llincd the ad\'iec of the Department of
<br />Just,ice Oil this matter. 'Ve hrt\"c asked the Depnrtmcnt for its'yje\\.'s
<br />and "rill slIpplcmc!lt this let.ter when the DCpllrtmcnt's reply is
<br />recr,ivcd.
<br />We not8 that $1,757,800 of the costs of the proposed Rend; Dam
<br />has been allocated to fish and wildlife, alt,hollgh no specific costs will
<br />be incurred for the realization of fish and wildlife benefits, and thllt
<br />a IOO-year evaluation period has been used in nllocat,ing the costs of
<br />the dum among its purposes. In this connection, the President, in
<br />bis natural resources message instructf'd the Bureau of the Budget
<br />to reevaluat,e current standards for appraising the feasibilitv of water
<br />resources projects. A revirw of current standards is curren-tly under-
<br />way, pursuant to the President's instruct,iOlls, and is scheduled for
<br />completion early in Junc 1%1. We would c"pect thllt, prior to Il
<br />request for funds to init,iate c-onstruction on th~ Fryingpan-Arkansas
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<br />EXECUTIVE OFFICl'~ OF THF: PRF.~TJ)E~T,
<br />HUHE.\ U OF 1'Hf'~ HTTIH:ET,
<br />ll'a'''';Ii~d,,", D.C'.. ,\-fa!fl. !DGI.
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