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<br />002540 <br /> <br />REPORT OF COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT <br /> <br />In August 1965, the House Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation <br />held hearings on legislation commonly referred to as H.R. 4671 to author- <br />ize the Colorado River Basin project. The project, as conceived at that time, <br />included the Central Arizona Unit, Bridge Canyon Dam and Powerplant, <br />Marble Canyon Dam and Powerplant, the Dixie Project, the Southern <br />Nevada Water Supply Project, certain water salvage programs along the <br />Colorado River south of Davis Dam, and studies to supplement the waters of <br />the Colorado River through importation from areas of surplus waters. <br />The commission, in its own behalf and on behalf of the Governor of the <br /> <br />State of Nevada, testified in favor of this legislation with certain amendments. <br />Hearings were not completed by the House subcommittee during that session, <br />due mainly to differences between the Upper Basin States and the Lower <br /> <br />Basin States, as evidenced by the testimony presented. <br /> <br />Following the hearings Nevada participated, along with the other six Colo- <br /> <br />rado River Basin States, in discussions and negotiations leading to an accept- <br /> <br />able draft of legislation to be presented in the second session of the Congress. <br /> <br />l <br />l <br />.' <br /> <br />~ <br />