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<br />HIGHLIGHTS
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<br />Al the Bonneville Unl!. Central Ulah Project In
<br />Utah, the tunnel-boring machine began work
<br />October 4, 1976 on Vat Tunnel, an award was
<br />made on October 21, 1976. IOf construction 01
<br />the West Fork Duchesne River access road and
<br />on January 6. 1977. lor constructIon or Stillwater
<br />Tunnel, and Currant Creek Dams was essentially
<br />completed
<br />The initial filling of Crystal ReservOir. Curecanll
<br />Unit, Colorado. began MarCh 14, 1977
<br />Initial power generilllon was delayed 10 May
<br />1978 because 01 late delivery of electrical
<br />equipment and supplies
<br />For Dallas Creek Project, a conlract was
<br />signed on September 29. 1977, With the Slate
<br />of Colorado 10 relocate U.S Highway No. 550
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<br />around Ridgway ReservOir. Approximately $1
<br />million was used for purChase of larld and
<br />rights The repayment contract With Tn-county
<br />Water Conservancy Distrrct was executed on
<br />January 14, 1977. and validated March 1, 1977.
<br />A repayment contract with the Dolores Water
<br />Conservancy District was executed and
<br />validated on September 23, 1977, clearing the
<br />way for conslruchon to start on the Dolores
<br />ProJect.
<br />Three awards were made lor the NavajO Indian
<br />Irrigation Project one for the Navajo Dam
<br />Powerprant on November 29, 1976. fOr the
<br />Amarillo Canal Mile 0.0 to 11.2 on December
<br />28. 1976. and for Block 3 of the laterals on
<br />February 14, 1977. The National Wildlife
<br />Federation filed SUit 10 stop construction cllhe
<br />powerplant pending studies of feasible
<br />alternatives and downstream fish and wildlife
<br />impacts The court ruled that special author-
<br />IZing legislation was needed and Ordered
<br />termination of constructIon
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<br />An award was made on April 14, 1977, for slart
<br />of conslruction on Red Fleet Dam (tormerly
<br />Tyzack Dam), Jensen Unit. Cenlral Utah PrOjeCt.
<br />The Tyzack Field Stallon and county road reloca-
<br />tion around Red Fleet Reservoir were com-
<br />pleted
<br />Replacement of the Glen Canyon bridge deck
<br />in Arizona was completed and opened to
<br />tralllc January 25. 1977. The Glen Canyon
<br />ViSitor Center addition was completed An
<br />award was made April 14. 1977, for stator
<br />windings on two eXisting generalors at the
<br />Glen Canyon Powerplant Work was initiated on
<br />September 28. 1977, on Unit 7 The new Windings
<br />will increase the generation capacity of each UOlt
<br />by 25 megawatls_
<br />An amendatory repaymenl contract with the
<br />Bfldger Valley Water Conservancy District was
<br />executed October 19. 1976, which cleared the
<br />way for construcfion of Statellne Dam, Lyman
<br />ProJec!. Award was made on November 26,
<br />1976, 10 start construction of Stateline Dam
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<br />CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
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<br />FY 1977
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<br />TranSitIon
<br />quarter
<br />1976
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<br />Cumulallve
<br />through
<br />FY1977
<br />
<br />Appropriation for construction
<br />BaSin fund
<br />Recreation, FIsh and Wildlife
<br />Subtotal
<br />Transfers between Government
<br />agencies
<br />Appropriations to original Paonla
<br />Project
<br />NavajO Indian Irrigation Project
<br />Total congresSional
<br />appropriations
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<br />$15.562,000
<br />837,000
<br />16.399,000
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<br />$52,200,000
<br />4.131,000
<br />56,331,000
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<br />$ 995.897,310
<br />43.238,500
<br />1,039.135.810
<br />
<br />6,105.000
<br />
<br />381.357
<br />2.081.773
<br />136,992,500
<br />
<br />21,700,000
<br />
<br />22,504.000
<br />
<br />78.031,000
<br />
<br />1,178.591,440
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