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<br />of standillJ: watN 10 allow heavy equipmt.'nt to work. The c1t-aring
<br />providt'd tht, tk-ndits antiC"ipatl'd..
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<br />Howevt.'r, it hroug:ht ohjt.t,tiolls fromthE' Arizona Gam{' and Fish
<br />Dt'partment who allegt'<llhat tht' District was dt'stroying hahitat Ilt"t'd.
<br />t'(l for dO\"l~ and othN wildlift,. Thl':'t' OhJt'l.tions progft:'s,.;t'd uno a suit
<br />h...ing fil",d by Arizona Gailit' and Fish in ft'dNal ('(lurt against tht'
<br />Di,;trit.t lIlld Yuma County, Tht' firsl ,;h'p by tht. court wa.. a ft'Straining
<br />onlt'r against tilt' Distriet and COllllty which stopped allY furtht-r ,;imilar
<br />dt.;trinlt.
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<br />Thert' wt're two days of I rial. :\O\'E'mhlo'r 21 and lh't.t'mtK'r 5,1973.
<br />At Ihis pnillt ,Judgt" \\"altt'r F. CraIg ,lIh"i.....d tilt' pan it'S Ihat Iht,y should
<br />t'om", forward with a ,;ollltion thilt tht')" hmh l'Oldd lin' with. At Ihis
<br />I iml' he liftt'll portions uf tht' rt',;t n1illlng unlt.r.
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<br />:-iiIWI' thaI timt. Ih..ft, ha\'t' hl1'n llUtllerr'\IS mt1..tmt.:,; IWlwt.t'n Iht'
<br />parI II''', .....ith aid from ttw BUH'au of H..damatiull. A drah of agfl'l'mt'lll
<br />has Ilt'l'1l prt'sl'llt",d to A_ (t. & F. for tht"ir approval. II i..; hoped Ihal
<br />tht' lJislrirt and till' Dl'pannH--lll earl soon CUIllt' to agrt'l'ahlt' tt'rms
<br />and tOg"l'thl'f ft-'llllt'st Iht' Court todi,;mi.;s Ihl' t'ast". and thallht'st' things
<br />ean 1)-(. dunt' amicahly so that tht, two l'nIHi",; l"111l work togdhl'r for
<br />tht.lwllt'fit oflh", farnwr and th", sportsman in this Di.strict,
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<br />CHAN:O-OEI.IZATIO'S
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<br />Along With tht, authorization of I'ailll,'d HOt'k I>am, Congn'ss au.
<br />thoflZt'(lt:on"trUt'lioll of works for 110(lt! c'ontrol, (;ila Hln--r and trihu.
<br />tarit,,, dowllstn'am ffl,m tht. I)alll. Th.....t. works ,nll.;i.stl'd llf It,\,t'l'!< and
<br />lIleidl'lItal work:- from (;ila l~ra\'ity Canal .'<Iph"ll In TI'xas IIdl. Follow.
<br />illK thl' ri\'t'r !low of I~Hllj, Ih,'rt' was 11 t'ont'I'r!t-<t1 effort hy thi..; District
<br />and tlll~ Corp" of EIIKint'l'r,; to Initialt. thL.; dlanl1t'!izatioll projt't'l. How.
<br />;'\"I'r, "ll\'iHllllllt'lltal ollp",;itll,n sl,)wt.d Ihl' t'l-r'lrt until inl1atil'll pllt Ihe
<br />proji-'l.t IW,vllud I-','onomit. JlIstlfl,'aIIClll. It is not likl'l) that tht, works
<br />williit--' {"l)n1tflj(.!t~!1ll tht, for{.,.;l'l'ahlt. hlllin'.
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<br />THE Kt::'\':'\'EUY BILLS
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<br />In .-\"rill~.71j. :-it,'llalor Edward ~I KellllNl.\ 11>.~Ltssl mtrodIH'It,c1
<br />....-:t.~jl'l t'lltitlt'd "('('Iural Arin'Il,) Indian Tnha! \\"at"r Hights :-\t.ttll;'.
<br />nWIH :\t'( 01 1!17t;_" :'\'0 ht'arull,::'; "'t'ft' h"ld Oll tht, bill and it died wilh
<br />lIlt' adjollrnllll'llt ()llhl-' !j-llh l"lngro':'s
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<br />Howt'\l.r. tht, bill was rt'mtrodul"t'fl as ....-90,') III I hI' !j;'llh Congn'ss
<br />III 1977 hv :-\t'nat"r Kt'lllll'dy and l'tI-SptlllMJrt...llJ\ ....t'!latnr Lt'l' :\leteall
<br />(1).:\1,,1111. who had anrlOUlll't-'l1 that ht, .....uuld !lot set'k n't'lt't.tioll in
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