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adopted 20 March 1945, requested a review of the project document to determine whether any modification of the recommendation contained therein could be made to provide flood protection for Trinidad and, at the same time, make more water readily available for agricultural and industrial uses. On 30 June 1953, the Albuquerque District sub- mitted a report recommending the construction of a dam and reservoir project for flood control and irrigation in lieu of the previously recommended floodway (published as House Document No. 325, 84th Congress). Industrial water supply is not currently a project purpose. This recommended project was subsequently authorized with the provision that authorization of the floodway would not be rescinded until construc- tion of the dam and reservoir was initiated. The city of Trinidad was relieved from making a cash contribution of 4.5 percent of the first cost allocated to flood control by the Flood Control Act of 1965, Public Law 89-298, approved 27 October 1965. This contribution has reverted to Federal (Corps of Engineers) cost. However, in lieu of this local cooperation, the city is responsible for maintaining a 15,000 cubic-feet-per-second channel through town. The basic legislation relating to the development of reservoir areas under the control of the Department of the Army for recreational purposes is contained in Section 4 of the Flood Control Act approved 22 December 1944 (Public Law 534, 78th Congress, 2d Session) ss amended by Section 207 of the Flood Control Act of 1962, as further amended by Section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. The amended Section 207 provides authority for the Chief of Engineers under the supervision of the Secretary of the Army, to construct, maintain, 1-2 . .