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<br />LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR;
<br />OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
<br />Washington, D, C" June 9,19/53,
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<br />Hon, JOSEPH W, MARTIN, Jr"
<br />Speakei' oj the House of Repre8entati~\e8,
<br />, Washington, D. C,
<br />My DEAR MR, SPEAKER: My report on the Fryingpan-Arkansas
<br />project, Colorado, is transmitted herewith pursuant to section 9 (a)
<br />of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat, 1187).
<br />The waters of the Arkansas River in the upper Arkansas River
<br />Basin are overappropriated, resulting in serious loss in crop production
<br />on presently irrigated farmland. Stabilized agricultural economy in
<br />the area requires supplemental water supplies, Additional quantity
<br />and' better quality of rlomestic and municipal water is critically needed
<br />in the Arkansas Valley, Colo, There is a need for additional electric
<br />energy in the project power-market area, and normal uses of elec~
<br />tric energy would expand rapidly if not restricted by a limited supplY.
<br />Floods in the upper Arkansas Valley threaten the loss of property
<br />and discourage investment, Sediment and pollution control are
<br />needed, The most pressing and immediate needs of the upper
<br />Arkansas River Basin can be met by the Fryingpan-Arkansas project,
<br />which is herein recommended for a,uthorization and construction,
<br />The report has been transmitted to the States of the Colorado River
<br />Basin, to the States of Kansas and Oklahoma, and to the Secretary
<br />of the Army, for their views and recommendations as required by
<br />t,he provisions of the Flood-Control Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 887); to
<br />the State of Colorado for the comments of the head of the agency
<br />exercising administration over the wildlife resources of the State, as
<br />required by the provisions ofthe act of August 14, 1946 (60 Stat, 1080);
<br />and to the Departments of Agrieulture and Commerce, the Federal
<br />Power Commission, the Corps of Engineers, and the Public Health,
<br />Service, in aecord~nee with interageney agreements. Copies of all
<br />the comment~ reCeived are enclosed with the report. ,
<br />The report and the comments received were submitted to the
<br />President, and the Bureau of the Budget_has advised that there would
<br />be no objection to the submittal of the report to the Congress, A
<br />copy of Assistant Budget Director Rowland Hughes' letter of June 8,
<br />1953, is attaehed,
<br />Sincerely yours,
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<br />RALPH A, TUDOR,
<br />Acting Secretary of the Interior.
<br />Approved for printing, ,Tune 17, 1953.
<br />K, M. LECOMPTE,
<br />Ohairman, Oommittee on House Administration.
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