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Page 4 RECREATION FEES -- Congress and recreation interests did a great job beating this down in '73. But, it will be back again - .probably disguised - some public use' areas will be upgraded to permit charging fees at them, criteria for charging could be changed. The recreation fees will creep up on us this time. A SMALLER BUDGET -- Watch the Budget which will come out in January. Always a good indication of whether the Administration is going to support a progressive water resources program. We expect further curtailments with efforts to shift more problems to the states. FROM THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT'S DESK Col. Pinkey spoke to the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce, Oct. 15; attended the meeting of Oklahoma Water, Inc., at Poteau, Oct. 26-27; dedication of the Port of Muskogee Access Road, Oct. 29; Water Resburces Congress meeting, St. Louis, Nov. 17-19; and the Tulsa District's Land Use meeting at Muskogee, Nov. 20. Every once in a while I run across something that just doesn't make sense. Such as: 1. Current proposals to tax or toll waterway users - during the energy crisis. Both proponents and opponents agree waterways to other forms of transportation. the same cargo the same distance. this would divert some traffic from Yet waterways use less fuel to move 2. The Sierra Club National News Report Nov. 16, 1973, labels all authorized but unfunded projects as obsolete. Maybe we ought to tell them what an authorized but unfunded project is. 3. The hold up of the Chloride Control Project - a major anti-pollution effort - during a time when there is great concern about pollution. Near as I can figure, OMB is trying to figure out a way to make the beneficiaries pay. Some things make good sense though. Read the two fine editorials in the Waterways Journal November 17 and November 24 issues. One deals with the dangers of over- centralization in Washington and the threat it offers to water resource development. The second relates the present energy crisis to the warnings that are apparent about a forthco~ing water crisis if present policies and trends continue. Both editorials are excellent. COMING EVENTS December 10, 1973 - Deep Fork Watershed Association Meeting, Wellston, Okla. December 10, 1973 - Neosho-Cottonwood Flood Control & Conservation, Annual Meeting, 11:-- a. m., Forin's Cafe, Emporia, Kans. March 5, 1974 - Kaw Lake Association, Annual Meeting, Ponca City, Okla. March 14-15, 1974 - Annual Meeting, ABDA, Fairmont Mayo Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. May 5-12, 1974 - Oklahoma Contact for details: Trade Mission to the Ruhr, Germany. Pulse's Oklahoma Trade Mission 212 Mid-Continent Building Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103