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<br />The Colorado River Board of <br /> <br />II/IltfLir;~jrl';~f9ust 31, 1966 <br /> <br />$fp Q 19 IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />~ 66 <br />CO~ .li:ilef! <br />. . '. . 1t1'iIJIt ~ <br />California, responding to inquiries from <br /> <br />417 South Hill Street . <br />Los'Angeles, California 0013 <br />Phone: 626-4621 <br /> <br />0180 <br /> <br />members of Congress, today reiterated its endorsement of the seven-state <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin Project bill, HR 4671, which now awaits action by the <br /> <br />House Rules Committee. <br /> <br />The Board voiced opposition to any major changes in the text of the <br /> <br />legislation and urged that if any of the bill's provisions are to be renego- <br /> <br />tiated that this be done in meetings of all seven Colorado River Basin states <br /> <br />before, rather than after, the bill goes to the House floor. <br /> <br />Text of today's resolution was: <br /> <br />"The Colorado River Board of California reiterates its support of <br /> <br />HR 4671 as reported out of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. <br /> <br />Its seven essentials are stated in the Board's resolution of August 3, 1966. <br /> <br />"We are not prepared to endorse any modifications of that bill which <br /> <br />do not result from full consultation among all of the States of the Colorado <br /> <br />River Basin and before the bill goes to the House floor. Two years of <br /> <br />successful interstate negotiations, resulting in the present degree of unity <br /> <br />in the Basin, should not be sacrificed." <br /> <br />The August 3 resolution referred to reads: <br /> <br />"The Colorado River Board of California supports the Colorado River <br /> <br />Project bill, HR 4671 as approved by the House Committee on Interior and <br /> <br />Insular Affairs July 28, 1966. <br /> <br />"This bill retains the features on which all seven states of the <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin had agreed in interstate negotiations over the past <br /> <br />year. These include: <br /> <br />"I. Authorization for construction of the Central Arizona aqueduct, <br /> <br />Bridge Canyon (Hualapai) and Marble Canyon dams and power plants, and five <br /> <br />projects in Colorado. <br /> <br />"2. Protection of existing uses in Arizona and Nevada, and those in <br />more---- <br />