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<br />f\:) <br />Q <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />VII. LEGISLAXIVE ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />There were numerous 1982 USDA legislative activities regarding the CRBSCP. <br />With the support of the seven Basin States as expressed through the Advisory <br />Council and Forum, Senator William Armstrong (D-CO) introduced legislation <br />(S.2202) to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974. <br />Congressman Ray Kogovsek (R-CO) introduced a nearly identical bill (HR-6097) <br />in the U.S. House of Representatives. <br /> <br />The esaence of both bills included an expansion of BR planning and <br />construction authorizations, the authorization of a separate USDA CRBSCP, and <br />provisiollS for reimbursement of USDA Federal salinity control cost-share <br />expenditures with power revenues from the upper and lower 'basin development <br />funds. ' <br /> <br />Through SCS and ASCS, USDA worked with the USDI (USBR) and USEPA to help <br />formulate an official Administration position. Chief Peter C. Myers of SCS <br />testified on behalf of USDA at the Senate legislative hearing. <br /> <br />SCS and ASCS also worked with Department'officials to develop a special USDA <br />legislative proposal which would provide the Secretary of Agriculture with the <br />necessary legislative authority to implement the funding program proposed in <br />the FY-84 budget package. <br /> <br />26 <br />