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<br />XXXII
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<br />LETTER OF TRANS~IITTAL
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<br />COMMENTS OF THE GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO
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<br />STATE OF NEW M>OXICO,
<br />OFFICE OF TUB GOVERNOR,
<br />Santa Fe, l1{arch liS, 1,91,8,
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<br />CHIEF OF ENGINEERS.
<br />Department oj the Army,
<br />Wa8hington, D, C,
<br />DEAR SIR: In accorduncc with thc prOVISIOns of t.he 1944 Flood
<br />Cont,rol Act (58 Stut, 887) the Stut.e of New lv[oxico hns reviewed
<br />the unified plan for development of t.he middle Hio Grunde in New
<br />l\lexico as present.ed in t.he report of the Corps of En~ine~rs cntit.led
<br />"Rio Grande a.nd Tribut.aries, N evy. l\.1cxieo, Survey for Flood Con-
<br />trol, September 1, 1947," and the report, of t,he Burenu of Reclnmn-
<br />tion entitled "J)IllIl for Dev"elopmcnt., 1\-fiddle Rio Grande Pl'oject.,
<br />Rio Grande Basin, New f\lexico, August 1947."
<br />TransmiLted herewith ore t.he officinl views and recommenda-
<br />tions of the St.ate,
<br />Sincerely yours,
<br />
<br />THOMAS .J. l\fAHRY, Governor.
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<br />VIEWS AND RECOMMEND:\TIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO ON THE
<br />MIDDLE RIO GRANDE REPORTS OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS AND
<br />THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
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<br />In aeeonlRnce wiLh Lhe proyisions of t.lw 1944 Flood Control Ad
<br />(58 StaL 887) reports of the Chief of Engineers Rnd t.he Secretary of
<br />the Interior den.Jing with t,he J\'fiddJe Rio Gnwde Basin, New J\:Icxieo,
<br />were transmiLLed LO the Governor of New Mexico in November 1947
<br />for review prior to the submission of t.he views and recommcndntioIlS
<br />of the SLaLe of New Mexico, The reporL of the Secrdnry of the
<br />Interior, prepared by Lhe Bureau of ReclamRtion, ,is entitled "Plan
<br />for Development, l'vlid,lle Rio GrRnde ProjecL, Hio Grande Basin,
<br />New ~lexico, August 1947" flIHl the report of thp, Chief of Enginee,rs,
<br />prepa.red hy the Corps of Enginpcrs, is entitled "Rio Grande and
<br />TribuLaries, New Mexico, Survey for Flood Cont.rol, Se,ptelllber I,
<br />1947," Prior LO the expiration of the 90-day period proyidcd for by
<br />the Flood Control AeL for t,he submission of views and recommenda-
<br />tions, the Stn t.es of Colorado and Tcxas each requested ., 3D-day
<br />extension of t.inle in whieh to submit t,heir views and l'pcommcnda-
<br />tions. The Chief of Engineer~ gnmted it 30-day. extension of timo.
<br />Tile Secret.ary of the Interior concurred, The full,l daLe for submis-
<br />sion of vie\\'s and reeommendations was set as l\lnrch 30, 1948.
<br />The Corps of Engineers and t,hc Bureau of Reclamation have agreed
<br />upon a l111ified plRn of nenJopment find t.he waLer sl1pply studies of
<br />the reports have been coordinated. New l\rlexieo, tlif:'.refore, submits
<br />a combined statement of it.s views and recommcndn.tions un the
<br />reports,
<br />The State of New Mexico wishes to commend t.he Corps of Engineers
<br />an.l Lhe Burenu of ReclamaLion for Lhe magnitude aml ehnmeter of
<br />t,he work flccomplished in Lhe preparation o~ t,he middle Rio Grande
<br />project reports find the manner in which the material contained
<br />therein has been present.ed..
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