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<br />CurecantU:orida Funds
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<br />Scheduled for JVext Budget
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<br />By IIJ.;LF.:\F. ~IO~BEHG .,n.J 'll',:>,..."p.,,~t W1l'('. in. ,~ <;'';<1 "..... a!re..rl)'
<br />Tlm~J Wa~hin(tl'" Bu,ruu under Jrl'ig,HI~n alOng Ine fioflda nver,
<br />ConStri.lctlon future~ include the ;l.;!.Y.) H'''!"
<br />!"n' L('mon Dam and rl'Sl'rVDlr on Ine Fl<>rida
<br />[.\'er, a 'lI'W -:'';-1'";",, r11'!1 ~~ tll.. !'-I'ad o-f q,1'
<br />e~i<';"~ ',,,., a J;' mer- dHCh, enlargl'ffient
<br />an ex:enSJon ot tile d;tch, an semedlSlriou.
<br />lion and drainage fa<:ilitlu.
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<br />\,,\SIll:\'l;TO\ _ Ten rl'damation projects,
<br />inr'UOll\/: two (~':l.Irar]o prDjpc~s in t!le l"pper
<br />Colorado 51or3~e ProJect, art' l:kel)' to be includ-
<br />ed in the PresIdent's fiscal l!il;Ol budgl't as n\"w
<br />I~arts.
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<br />Thl! two t:OJOI'3rlO proje-cls afe the $llZ450,00'.O
<br />Cureocan:i stor..;te unit and the $ln870,).!{j Flor-
<br />1011 irri,pltw:J. pro-jeu, 5Guth and eas! tJ D'J-
<br />rn.:o,
<br />The Rudl:el Burl'a~ has cleared the Cure(an:i
<br />proje('l. anrllhe Interior Departme!'lt on Ju:y 14
<br />rf'pcIned :0 Co~;;;'..;;, ,hat cOllstruC!itln tin CUfl"-
<br />('anti cuuld stan "as <oor! a~ funds are appro.
<br />priated br Cu;l:r(';;;;,"
<br />Cnder the '\lo.Jam pl.,j";:l n....w cunl,'rr.p:aled,
<br />the BluE' )I~,a <!illn \\tlllld Cu.l H7,::II~ flt).) and
<br />th€' ),torro\O. 1"1'nt dam, \!~,531i,OM CurE'Cllnti
<br />wO:Jid bf' l\,;,';:'1ed Sill milt,on of ~lie lotat co>!
<br />of 11,.- l1W~r l'o~lIra\lo lra!lsnd-,Ion ~i"lem,
<br />Lnt 01 'Rig Four'
<br />CUffX'antl L_ tbt' ~a<t of the fO\1f hi!; ~'ora:;e
<br />unil~ C'\ll'rcntJy 1'131lne<.! 'mder the t:ppt"r Colto--
<br />rado project C<lll<:ruction aJrE'ady h3S ,<tarrl'd
<br />on Glen C"I',IOI1, Fl;,ml~:; Gorg.. <lnd ;';avI&jo
<br />Lik€' Gi€'ll C;;r,,"ll llnd FlamiM GO!1:€'. Cure.
<br />ca!'l'l \0.1.1;:10 I(l'n~ral~ PO\\'T llo.\t",er. 'l~'" Slid.
<br />;:€'l Run-au h..< ,tJlt'd Ittd' ";'11' Pl'[llfO<l-'d poowl'r
<br />faeiltttl'. (of l'lIrrCanLi arE' not eCO!'Iomically )lIS.
<br />t i f i cd a ( ,h ~ ,; : i r 11 (' "
<br />:\d'.Jncc i'j~ltn:ng IJII lh.. l...,..,.1o ~r,-,;"r' j.
<br />..:t~c,crl to t,t' ~~mp:ctc,i lh:, h,_Cdl ~€'ar It
<br />wO'.lld rrolJlk \\Jtf'f for ~,JOO :u-;es 0/ nel>, land
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<br />1\)0 oo:*:L
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<br />Q) l'!bO
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<br />U..rl-' Art thl-' Olhl'rI
<br />Oth€'r projects lisled by the :\'a:ior,al Rt'c1a
<br />mal;on Association and tht' lo,erior Dt'pa~tmpnt
<br />a~ lil\ely "ne..... sIan" candjda'es arf' l~e follow.
<br />in~ ~flssoiJri Sa,'ln pro)t'cts' Yello\O.!ail da,n.
<br />),Iont.lna, Sl09,300OW: Che,lnllt \'alle)', :>lont,
<br />$HM,OOO: Hardin. ,\Ionl.. $IU15,oo.J: Alm€'na,
<br />Kiln. $15.4211000. Kanapulis, Kan, $11.032,00'(\;
<br />A:n~\loorlr.. ;';eo., S25,4:k>,OOO Also listed 3~l' thl-'
<br />bit 5100,480,1)'0/) Canad,an ril'er projl'C1 in Tt'xa~
<br />and ~Ot $l,32f> ,~.j Bully Crl"t'K. proJ~ct In Ore,
<br />~"n .
<br />"he CO:il <.,j lhl" l~ n€'w rec!amtnion projl!'('~',
<br />wh€'n r"mp:ell">-l. is cUrrentl~i e~tJn.at.,.d by the
<br />BUreJll III Recl.&mation :0 be $374.393,000, or
<br />tt-ri. sum, 'hI' :.Jis<,ouri Hasin pr(ljects accollnt
<br />for 5177 7lj;,l)oJO a1d til€' l'pp€'r Colorado pfO.ll-'i'U
<br />for $!I3,3~O,()I~J lIo....-ever, a budget reql.:€'st for
<br />thc,E' 10 prulE'\;t~ ""o',lld not llkely e~ceed more
<br />'han lU p..r CE'nl Clf th. !Ol al COO:it ructitln l':'ll~l
<br />Tht, ~t':'~ S7,Hll,15Q !ina!!~ .....1l~ appropna:e,r
<br />b~ Congrl'<<. O\'f:r the Prt',jde-llI's \1".0, ll) SloIft
<br />f'J~ht ne" redamlltion proj€'cts,
<br />.;...,tOIl Sl,utml-'nl
<br />lr.lerio.- ~..C'rt'\aI'Y Fred A Sea:orl hl"i a~
<br />),;. rno~! l:el'..nt "n-~s conlere:J.c€' thJ: "w€' '&'-e
<br />re('ommendlng Cl"rUir: spe<J1ic and appreJpri<l'l-'
<br />nl"W s'uts In reclamation" This '....a~ fh€' flr<:
<br />IndlCJlion tn..: lhl" Adminlstrati..,n hOld hat:k..J
<br />off TrClm it> all..ml't to l"nforcl-' a blln on ~..w
<br />>3Tls
<br />ror the pa_l !..o rl"ars c<>ngr...s ha~ i.!:nor~
<br />ti\\-' AdmlO;slr,l:tOn's 'no-lIe\O.'.stan" polley Htlw.
<br />l-'ll"r, [hl' ,\dmlrlij~rati()n's rl€'cl~lon to rl'com-
<br />J11t'nd n€'w s~.II"I~ thi.~ nl'~l fl.<('a] year \\'.1< not
<br />unl'.lpt'cll'u It would ha~'e been in a pu:111c~l!y
<br />unLell.'llo;" lN~it.iOI, in a;t..mll'I<1C 10 kpC'p thl' :id
<br />00 /W1'o l'lH:<tJucljon in lIn E'lC'dion }'('af.
<br />l't-'.llun al._o s~.ll..d a: hl~ plt',,\ co _, ~;ti." tha:
<br />tht' ,.l,dmmistr"tion's 1':160 bud;..t reC'<lmml-'nda-
<br />\Jon to ~:3rt nt'w proj..c:s would tnelude onlv
<br />"projt'C'u that Coo::ress lias uthl'lrizeJ, Th:s ;~
<br />prl"'('isel}' the mandate ""hich the 'Hou,e-' ..l,p-
<br />pf!)tlriation CommJ\:t''' piact'< 'I;>On U~, lJU{ \l.'h;,:h
<br />t"'n~rcH IBelf dO\'s 1:l0~ 3Iw,.I' (lOt\'"
<br />Tllis ml-'ans thJ.t lherl-' will be n~ munt'\' in
<br />th.. l~l blldg~f for t"'O hlg pr(li<'cu of VI(J-' 10
<br />terl'>'~ to Colorado a:'\d XI"I )'Iexlco The\' .1"1'
<br />thc $\,;0 mil!:on Fr}'I~Zpiln"\rkansa< proj~C't 'in
<br />l'ok.>r..ilo and thf' S~2, mdlio~ :--'a\'ll1o J~rL\:Jtton
<br />;nd San Juan.Chama p~CljtCI in ;,;,,\0.' ),Ie:\;co
<br />:-'ellber has been a'.l'horized b)' Conl;:r\",;s ,u }'el,
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