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<br />FRYINGPA]\-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />',"liS first npproyed by ~Ir. Osenl' L. Chapman, a Democrat, then Sec-
<br />retary of the 11ltcl"iol", on :l\Iny 4, 1D51. It, has subsequently been ap-
<br />prm'ed by two Repuulicflll Secretaries, ~Ml'. Douglas :M~'Kny llnd ]\11'.
<br />Freel L. S('.atoll~ and no\\" hy the present Sccret.a.I"Y, 1\fl'. Stewa.rt Udall,
<br />;l former me.lllbel' of this committr-(;'.
<br />Thi:-; project had the Sllpport. of President Eisenhower, who re-
<br />peateclly 1I1'getI Con,gress to :lut]lOl'ize t.he same. III his Inst budget
<br />message to Congress in .January of this ;yeal', he again recollunended
<br />tlte al'pI'()\'al of tltis pl'OjecL l'resi(lent Kenneuy has repeatedly
<br />stated tlmt. he nppl'ores the project.
<br />The Fryingpan projed hns the unanimous appro\'al of the Colorado
<br />'~Tatel' CunseI'\"ation Bonrd1 which speaks ottieially for the State of
<br />Colorado 011 all ',"ate,r matters. ~f,>. Felix L, Sparks~ expc.ut.i\"c di-
<br />rector of the uoard. appt-'31'ed llt t.he hearing last yenr amI 3(hiscd
<br />of t.he adioll taken uJ" the board. lIe will also appear thi:::. yr:ll', I
<br />wish .to again pay tribute to :Mr. Sparks for the line work lie dia in
<br />worklllg out the agreement. 011 this projed. hetw€'en the wntp-l" users of
<br />t.he en.st. and west. slopes. It, is largely through his efforts that. Colo-
<br />rado is able to present a.. unitecl-front on t.his project.
<br />The project. has the apprO\'<I1 of the ('olma,lo Ri"cr WatcI' Con-
<br />servation District, a11(1 t.he Southwestern 'Yater Conservation Dis-
<br />t.rid, both of which haye ngreed to the op€',rating principles as con-
<br />taincd in J-IOllse Docllment J;~(). 87th Congress. These districts repre-
<br />sent thp, '\"<1ter lIsers (If western Colorado.
<br />The pl'oject. has also recein~d t.hC'- llnanll1l0tlf\ enrlorsement of the
<br />Uppcr Colol':1(lo Ri,'er C()nllnis~ion. At, a meeting- of the commission
<br />held in nenycl' 011 ~lny 11. l~)(a, a resolution wa~ adopted hy IlIlfini-
<br />mOils '"ntE'_ f':IHlol'sing t.lle F,'yillf!pr111 pT'ojed. This eOIllIl1issioll has the-
<br />responsibility for the :ulmilll:4I'ation of the Upper Colomdo River
<br />Basin rompnct. The f'll(lol'~ement. and approval of the project by this
<br />commission is most. sigllificant. and imlicates that all of t.he upper
<br />ColoL'rHlo Ri,'er Sla1es ha\'c appro,"ed the pro.iect.
<br />:Mr. Chairman, I want to t.hnnk you for holding this he:'lI'ing today.
<br />This is a IJl'oiert tllnt is dl:"sJX'l"Htelv Ileed\-'d in Color:1do. J unre the
<br />committee to' again approve the Fr:.ving-pan-Arknnsns project, and
<br />report, the bill fa,'orahly to the full committee.
<br />i\fr. RUGERs. Is 1\fr. Byron Rogers present '?
<br />~fr. }I.\LEY. 1\11'. Chairmnn, may I be recognized for just a minute?
<br />Mr, HOGERS, Yes, Let me say this, Mr, Haley: "'hat I wanted to do
<br />was to move forwaru ",it.ll t.hf': 'authors of the j,ill fl1ld then recognize
<br />t.he membe.rs of t.he ('ommittl~e, if JOU ,\'ill permit..
<br />~{r. Byron Rogers is not. here, 'Vithout objection, his statement
<br />will be inserted in tht'_ rec-OI'c1 at this point.
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<br />STAT:FJl1ENT OF RON, llYRON G,. ROGERS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN
<br />... CONGRESS FROM TRE STATE OF COLORADO
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<br />Permit 111(', to express my appreeintioll to t.he cOlllmitt.ee for the
<br />opport.unity to nppenr here to nl"ge t,he adoption of In\" bill, H.R. 2208,
<br />or simil:ll' bills j'hat have been illtl.odll('erl whiell \vollle) hrinn' about. the
<br />enactment of t.he FryingpaJl-Arkansas project. I":>
<br />This proposal has been eonsidered by the people of southern Colo-
<br />rado for mallY years. It has been the subject of extensive study Ly
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