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<br /> <br />Enclosure 1 <br /> <br />IN Rrr'LY mTr:n 10 <br /> <br />1l <br />I <br /> <br />, <br />r <br />II <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />UNITED STATES <br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR <br /> <br />P. O. Box 1538 <br />Billings, Nontana 59103 <br /> <br />May 24, 1974 <br /> <br />! <br />:1 <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />To: John Neuberger, Chairman, Ad Jloc.Committee on Marketing <br />of \,ater from ~lain-Stem Reservoil's <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />From: Al Bielefeld, Office of Field Solicitor, Department of <br />the Interior, Billings, Montana <br /> <br />Subjeet: The Basin Account, Pick-Sloan ~tissouri 8asin Program <br /> <br />Your memorancum of Hay 14 to the Federal Subcommittee members <br /> <br />enclosed and referred to a Hay 13 request from the State SubcOTmnittee <br /> <br />Chairmn for added informil'tion I including a basic explanation of <br /> <br />the B~si!1 A('I"~0U::t, rick-Sloan Plissol1ri J3asin Frogl.'-:-tm, <:lp.d hm', it <br /> <br />works. <br /> <br />Responding to YOul' request and in turn that of Paul Harley on <br /> <br />this subject, I have developed a general explanation of the 8asin <br /> <br />Account us seemed appl"opriate for an understanding of its evolution <br /> <br />and current usage in th8 1':issouri River &lSin. This memorandum <br /> <br />should be considered only as an information-type document pre- <br /> <br />pared to inform the subcommittees nnd stilff members reearcling the <br /> <br />basin account concept, legislative history, and procedm:es. <br /> <br />The Bilsin ^ccount is an outgrO\<1:h of the Project ^ccount which <br /> <br />tlle iJureLlU or l\eelullll:.ri:ioll lWti lrw.illtLliih.:0 1'01' euch fCGcrJl rcclulHJtiud <br /> <br />project to show the status of the repayment of project costs. <br /> <br />Som~ history of these accounting requirements "ould be helpful <br />