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.' .~ . . 1-4 W f\j 1-4 (4) There would be miscellaneous chal'.ges to various provisions of Title II, which changes are needed to clarifiy the authorities anr:l procedu~es for the execution of t~e salinity control proqram. ":::oloca(10 :1<1:3 a Jna~.)~ i.;'1t2;::~3: :..r: s. ~~r;~. ?~!"st:., lo1~ ,~t"~ ~orkin~ together with the other states and che fede~al qovernment to address the salinity problem through t~e agr~ed upon basin- wide approach while '.e continue to. develop Que cOfilpact apportioned waters. Secondly, Colorado is the state in which: (I) th~ee of che six newly autho~ized and two of the already aL.lthor~zed !?t"oject3 3:-8 l()cat~d, (2) 3. 13.!:'1'~ oor-tion of the De?artment of Aqricul;:ure on-farm proq!:'am ..Jil.!. ::'I~ cal__~:cd OU~, (3) ~';Jch Qf th<: land in the ba.3ill ~YI.,i(-~ ic: '~r':-=':'~ t":18 j:.l-:-isriiccic)i1 (~ti1e Bureau of Land :1ana~e:ne:;':. is located.. an~ Li.l... ~ome oE the lacger 3o~=ces cE s31i~e '~3ter Eor ind1lstrial use are found. In light ,:)f tIle fact th;~.t ~ <Je~~' larrye po!"':ion of the salinity control p~oq~am occurs in Colo~ado, local water users have tak"n " p""'l"i"uI"'" inl",,"'''st in the provisions of S. 2202. I can ~eport to you their gene~al suPPo~t for this legislation, although there are certaln detailS ~et to be resolved on ~~e S::><;!Cl" lC o~o' ects and Ot"Oq~3T11S in Colorado. However, we anticioate thi'lr chose jota; 1" can be "o:ckerJ out to t. e mutual s3tisfaction of all inv01~od. Indeed, this leqislation is needed in order that I"h,,~p mat tees ~an hp ro c:t"'I 1 ~1.o~.. For example, the on-Earn program carried out to date in the G~and Valley in COlorado has p~oceeded on the basis of existing authorities not tailored to the needs of the salln1ty con~~Ol program. S. 2202 would specifically authorize the on-fal~ co the salinit control p~ogram, ereoy pl:'ovldlng a statuto,.." f,.."mpw,w.. wi I"hin which to solv.. previouslY encountered problems. Another examole is the provision which S. 2202 makes for the I:'eplacement of incidental wildl i fe val ues. The 1974 Act did not V"" i'luthoriEY to the Bureau of Reclamation to implement replacement measures when constructing salinity cont~ol units. This has led to some misunderstandinQ among inte~ested pa~tie6 and agencies as to what could and should be done. S. 2202 clarifies this matter and will provide the basis for ~esolving such issues in the future. In summarv. Colorado suppo~ts the passage of S. 2202. We urge your expeditious action in reporting this bill favorably to the full committee with the one requested change. gl -3-