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<br />More than 12'j million dollars have been paid by the oil industry 10 the United Stoles Reclamation Service
<br />for ;rrigotion, hydro-electric and flood conhol projects. so vital to the ogriculturol Dnd industriol development
<br />of Colorado. Under the terms 01 ,he Mineral leasing Act, 52',0;., 0' oil royalties, bonuses and renrols Irom
<br />j/ produced on government land mus' he paid into ,he Reclamation Fund. Thus, the present.. .and future...
<br />development of oil C:lnd water resources in Colorado ore linked inseporably. Oil and water do mix!
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<br />e Story of OIL in COLORADO
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