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<br />,. .... <br /> <br />THE INCREASE IN YIELDS AND FARM INVESTMENT RESULTING FROM <br />IRRIGATION WOULD BROADEN AND STABILIZE THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL <br />ECONOMIC BASE. <br />(52) THE COSTS OF THE PROJECT, BASED ON JULY 1974 PRICES, <br />WOULD BE $82,900,000. ANNUAL OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND <br />REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT $487,000. CONGRESS HAS <br />APPROPRIATED $650,000 IN CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT. <br />IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR $400,000 OF THIS WAS RELEASED FOR USE IN <br />FISCAL YEAR 1975. THE CURRENT BUDGET INCLUDES REQUESTS FOR <br />RELEASE OF THE REMAINING $250,000 AND FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIA- <br />TIONS OF $1,271,000. IF THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS APPROVED, $1,521,000 <br />IN CONSTRUCTION FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IF <br />THESE FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 1976, THEY WILL <br />BE USED FOR SUCH THINGS AS TO SECURE RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR RIDGWAY <br />DAM AND RESERVOIR, NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY <br />DEPARTMENT ,AWARD A CONTRACT FOR RIDGWAY FIELD STATION, AND <br />AWARD A DRILLING CONTRACT AT RIDGWAY DAM SITE AND SPECIFICATION <br />DESIGNS. <br />IN 1977 - SPECIFICATION DESIGN WORK DALLAS DIVIDE <br />CONTRACT FOR RELOCATING HIGHWAY <br />AWARD PRIME CONTRACT ON KIDGWAY DAM <br />(53) THE PROJECT AS PLANNED HAS A BENEFIT TO COST RATIO OF <br />BETTER THAN TWO TO ONE. THIS TABLE SHOWS THE DERIVATION OF THE <br />ANNUAL BENEFITS. <br /> <br />14 <br />