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Statement by Senator Anderson of New Mexico Oil Status of Colorado: River Storage Project, With Respect to the Tenth Annual Report Ten years ago (April 11, 1956) the 84th Congress passed the Colorado River Storage Project Act as Public Law 485. Section 6 of that law requires the Secretary of the Interior to report annually on the status of the project. This is his 10th such annual report. This law has major significance to the 17 Western reclamation States and to the Nation as a whole. It authorized construction of fonr storage units and 11 participating projects. An additional 25 potential participating p~ojects 1I'ere giv~n priority for com'ple!ion of planning reports. In thIS, the 10th anmversary of the begmnmg of this enor- mous multiple-purpose water resource development, wherein the flow of the Colorado River is being regulated and stored for beneficial consumptive uses, three of the four storage units are substantially com- plete and in operation. Five of the 11 l?articipating projects are in operation. Five of the 25 potential partICipating projects have been authorized for construction and favorable feasibility reports have been completed on five more. '.. . Benefits from this project began with initiation of construction and each major facility has left a tremendous economic impact on the area and the Nation. For instance, based upon studies being com- pleted by the Bureau of Reclamation, nearly $120 million was ex- pended for materials, eguipment, and freigItt, in construction of Glen Canyon Dam. This Included such items as building materials; cement and metal products; rubber, petroleum, chemicals, and other materials; electrical equipment; motorized equipment; concrete equip- ment; and other equipment. This material and equipment came from virtually every State in the Union. About 41 percent came from the Southwest, 17 percent from the Far West, 17 percent from the Mideast and New England, 13 percent from the Rocky Mountain area, 7 percent from the Great Lakes and Plains States, 2 percent from the Southeast, and 3 percent from foreign countries. This percentage distribution is based upon the point of shipment to the contractor. A significant amount of the material and equipment shown coming from the Southwest and Far West was shipped from' warehousing points and distributing centers in these areas and very' likely were actually manufactured, fabricated, or originated in eastern areas. In addition to the materials, equipment, and freight, construction of Glen Canyon Dam provided a tremendous amount of employment, both on-site and off-site. About 13,000 man-years of contractor and Government labor were provided' at the site to laborers, operators, ironworkers, etc., for construction of the dam. Another 12,000 man~ years of work were utilized as off-site labor in the manufacturing, mining, transportation, etc. of theSe materials and equipment, making a total of about 25,000 man-years of on-site and off-SIte labor involved in the total construction proces8. v