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<br />8 <br /> <br />r '"1S0 <br />~, V FRYlNGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO <br /> <br />recreational development be considered in connection with each indhidunl <br />project. <br />In our opinion certain provisions of the bill require modification and we recflm. <br />ment the adoption of amendments substantially as get forth below. We further <br />point out some Jlro\'i~ions of the bill which, while not essential, Rre not <br />objectionable: <br />1. III line 1 on }lnge :-: of H.R. ~207 and n.R. 220g nnd in line 2 no pll~e 3 of <br />B.n. 220G and H.H.. 2:.!f1U, tilt' wonts "Cnstle Creek. 11 tributary of" should be in- <br />serted hetween the \\'onl:-; "Oll" and "the." <br />2. Tile last SE'ntelll:e of section l(h) has heclI nclrled to the spC'tioll refjuirillg the <br />Becrlo't31'.\' to expedite tile l)!nnning rel10rt on the Basalt pl"{,ject.. C(JIMado. fl~ a <br />participating project of the Culorllclo River !;torage Ilrn,iect. Althollgh this has <br />no bearing Oil the projt'd authorization, we hn.e llu objeet.ioJl to its inclusi.m. <br />:~. There is some question as to the proper interpretation of ~edioD :J Cd J. Our <br />interpl'etation, wbicb would. he con!'listent with our prl)pused plan of del'elCllfment <br />and operation of the Fryinglmn-Arl.:nn~ns project. is that the ]'e~t.l'idion pre- <br />scribed in tb:lt Rectioll would Ilot 31llJly to any \\'nter presently planned to he <br />stored and used througb the project. wnrks, including that elf the Twin Lakes <br />din~I'siolJ and Highlille Cannl (HlIsI(-Ivtlnhne 'I'\lunel) and any rights that are <br />appurtenant to hinds \\hicb may be acquired for project purpOSf'S, enm if the <br />use of eminent d'lll111in should he required. ]n the fntnre. the Sccl'et;ll'Y \\"Quld <br />not be ahle to aC'1uire water right8 thrnngh l-'l11illp.nt. cl0111 nill :11111 \\-n 1 1"1' ';0 11"(!lIirl-"1l <br />by others could mlt be trnnspol'ted through project facilities indudinl-:" power- <br />plant,;. If this. inter(ll'etatil!n is nut proJver, the Inngnage should he clarified to <br />avoid future pr.A)lern~. <br />4. Section G of H.R. 2207 and H.R. 2208, and !-ledion 7 of H.R. 2::!06 an(l H.R. <br />2200 directs the Secretary to continue his studies of the (pwlity of "'Mer of the <br />Colorado River system. Such quality of water ::-tn(]ies. :Ire (If general nature <br />applyiu!..:" to the Colorado Hin~r Basin nnd are nlready required hy previous <br />legi::lntinn. Except as it is all unnecessary complication of the hill, the repetition <br />of this re'luil'ement is not Qhjef'tionable if it i8 clenrly underst0()(1 that this is <br />Dot to he mad~ a financial obli:;ation of the Fryingpan-Arkansas pro,iect. If <br />it i~ retained. we wOlllfl, therefore, sn~ge~t thflt t.he peri{)(l fit. t.he end of the <br />sectiun be cbanged to a cnlllwa and t.hat. the fnllnwing words be added: "the <br />expense of sflid studies to be no pnrt of the finnllcial obligation of the Fry- <br />ill.!.!llilll-Arkan~a~ projrd," <br />5. It should be noted that section !j of n.R. 2200 (}cIE'S not appear ill the other <br />hills. It would provide public ~chool district aid to care for dependents of <br />perSllll!j hl'ongbt into t.he project area who lll'e en:;aged in project o.:onstrllcti011 <br />ac:tiyitie~. Thi~ 'would he a sllhs.titution of full expense~ for th~ partial as.s.ist. <br />nnce which could he provided under existing law. Such assistance may be con- <br />sidered t.) ue justifiahle in th~ {~a~e (If cnnlltrr sellOn[ di~tl'iets wukh would <br />revl?rt to pre~ent cOIHlitions following construction. On the otber hilna. the <br />rf'(jllired payments may be con:-;idered unreasonably large for ~chools in growing <br />municipalities. However, we make no) recowmemlatiolls with re:-;pect to the <br />form find extent of ~ucb proposed ns.s.istance. <br />6. In H.R. ~~09 the 8ections following section ~ are misnumherell. They ap- <br />pear as sections 7, 8, Rnd 9 and should be changed to rend ~ections H. 7, and S. <br />Section 4(8) authorizes the Secretnry to acquire lunds nnd to withdraw <br />puhlic lands for the construction. ()p~rnt.iun. and rnaiutl'nance of rel'tnin ntlmed <br />fncilities, and to di~plJ~e of them to Federal. State. alld local ::oH~rnmental :J.~ell- <br />eies as may be in the pllhlic interest. It then requires the Secl'etary \\.ith{n !'i <br />yeflrs after the acquisition of any sueh lnnds to malce Il detenninati'lIl f11'1 to <br />which of those lands that are within the exterior hnllndnrie~ nf a nutionnl fOl'est <br />are not needed for aetual use in connection with tbe recll1rnatioll w'Jrk, and upl)n <br />that determination heing made !;ucll lands will then IJecome nationnl forest <br />land:'!. '\'"Vhile we do not object to this provisiou in conn~ction with tbis project, <br />we desire to mnke it clear that we are not appnwing its terlDS as a precedent in <br />cOIlIl('ct.ion witb otheL' prfJjects. At thig time we are stud,yill,!,:' its pos.s.ihle ap- <br />plication to other reclnmntion projects in an effort to formlllate an o\'el'UlI policy <br />as to the di~position of those lands in line with the President's special me~~age <br />to the Congress on lIa turnl resources. The Illeg~ag-e instnlcts the Secretary of <br />the' ]nterj(lr to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture aDd other appropriate <br />Fe(leral, State, and local officials and pnYflte leaders to form n comprehensive <br />Feeleral recreational Innd prog-mIll and other re-creational matters. <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />'jj <br />