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<br />The JOhn'Marttn Reservoir, dj~stru'cted'-"by the -Unite'd states, :prov.ides reg-
<br />ulatory capacity for use'dowDstream':tn,irrJgation district No. 67 in Colorado.,.
<br />and on Kansas Jands. The .compacLprovides .for tile division of this water
<br />just at;! though it were direct flow. Thi~ disposition, which will eliminate debits,
<br />credits', and other storage, boo}U(eeping, "is fair' and logical in the cIrcumstances.
<br />It will not be dls~:dvantageoils t'<r~un:i'(Jr'appropriators in favor of senior appro-
<br />prlatol's, as unregulated floodwaters, regulated by the reservoir, are too in-
<br />frequent to support further" :d.irect :fiow. rigbts. . Administration of. water ap-
<br />portioned: to each Rtl;lte w!ll lJ~ bY,.t9.~t St;~t~'s regu~a!, ofti<;ialS, supervision by
<br />the compact's administrative' body being restricted to compact' matters. We
<br />have no obje~tion to the division agreeq upon or to the method of administration
<br />provided. ' . , ~. . " , .
<br />Representatives of this Department' discp-ssed ~t cansider..a.ble length witl1, the
<br />United States representatIve the_ ,p~,.ovi,~ion~.,.of article V, paragraph H, which
<br />wauld seem to prahibit, transfers o.f pdority rIghts now decreed far ditches in.
<br />Calarada, Water District '67 to: other: water: districts in Colo.rado or paints '()f
<br />diversion upstream from 'John' Mar'tin Dam, without a finding ,of fact by- the
<br />administrative body that the', usable quantity and availability for use of the
<br />waters of the Arkansas Rlver to ~ate.:r ,l1serS "in COlorado. -District 67 and Kansas
<br />will not be thereby materIally depleted _or adversely affected. In view of the
<br />ultimate' possibility of, a transfet" 'Or . exchange, wherebY water imparted from
<br />the Colorado River might 'b~ 'exchanged for Arkansas River water in Colarado.
<br />Water District 67, -in ,ordei' 'that: the Al'kansas River- water released might be
<br />used cn land situated upstreaUl :Ol.",.,in ,tributa,ry, basins, not readily reached
<br />atherwise, - thIs Department wauld have preferred samewhat more liberal p'ro-
<br />visians based upon depletion ar adverse_~ffact, withcut-reference to saurce af
<br />supply. , ' . .
<br />Certain typographical incoIisistenctes~' in ,the bill, H. n. 41[;1, have, 1- ulll.lel'-
<br />stand, been called _ to.. ycur c.Qmmitt~e~kl attention 1;Iy General Kramer. Accord-
<br />ingly, I shall not burden_ this' 'report' 'with ftttther 'reference to. them.
<br />In view of your urgent" request for an immediate report, there bas not been
<br />time for the usual clearance with the Bureau of th,e Budget. Accardingly, I
<br />cannat advi-se regarding the relatian.shlp of~ ~his ,pr9pa.sed legislatian or of the
<br />views herein expressed to. the PresJd~)J..t's program. .
<br />Sincerely yaurs, , .",' " "
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<br />OSOAR L. CHAPMAN, .
<br />Acting Secreta-ry of 'the Interior..
<br />Mr. MURDOCK. The committee will stand adjourned and will re-
<br />convene next Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
<br />We have on the docket anotherbilJ:
<br />I will say that considerl1ti?p- o.f.this proposal will be given at the
<br />earliest possible moment, and,. perhaps. it can be arranged at some
<br />of the meetings of the Public Lands Committee the first part of next
<br />week. They have dates set for. Moilday.and Tuesday. The members
<br />of the subcommittee will hold. 'tljerilselves ready, then, to take action
<br />possibly when we meet with the full committee on Monday or Tuesday. '
<br />The subcommittee stands Rdjo'1rned. . .
<br />(Whereupon, at 12: 30 p.m., the'hearmg ,was adjourned.)
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