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<br />N <br />CJ1 <br />t- <br />O) <br /> <br />Amendments to the Colorado <br />River Basin Salinity Control Act <br /> <br />P.L. 93-320 was enacted in 1974 and it established an <br /> <br />important framework for the federal efforts with respect to <br /> <br />salinity control in the Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />I t also <br /> <br />provided for cost sharing from the states and created the <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council so <br />that the states could formally comment on the ongoing <br />salinity control program. <br /> <br />The states have recognized for several years that the <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (P.L. 93-320) <br /> <br />needed to be revised and updated. Therefore, the states <br /> <br />drafted legislation, encouraged the introduction of the <br /> <br />legislation by Basin senators and congressmen and worked for <br /> <br />several years for the passage of the legislation by the <br />Congress. In 1984, the legislation received strong support <br />from members of the House of Representatives and was co- <br /> <br />sponsored by all Basin senators. Through negotiation the <br />Forum was also able to secure the support of the <br /> <br />administration and several environmental groups. <br /> <br />With united seven state support, the Congress passed the <br /> <br />legislation and the President signed P.L. 98-569 into law on <br />october 30, 1984. This legislation impacts Reclamation's <br /> <br />: <br /> <br />program byf <br /> <br />- . <br /> <br />1. authorizing the construction of two new salinity <br /> <br /> <br />control units, Stage I of the Lower Gunnison Unit <br /> <br />and the McElmo Creek Unit as a part of the Dolores <br /> <br />-40- <br />