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.",;.!.' ..' ,; U~) ! FRYI1\'GPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO 55 being pushed. 'Ve IU1\'e been ,'ery patient with it since 1948. 'Ve have held hearings and they comprise 1,600 pages. I submit that the qual- ity and quantity studies should be made before more projects are .authorized. Mr. ROGERS. Will the gentleman yield for just a secoRd 1 Mr. SAUND. Yes, Mr. ROOERS. Can you give us any information, Mr. Palmer, on the present status of these matters in the Fryingpan-Arkansas project 1 Mr. PAL"ER. Yes, sir. I have a short statement here on the suI>- ject if you would like me to read it for the record. I can do it now or .afterward. Mr. ROOEas. You will be here at 21 Mr. PALMER. Yes, sir, I will be here. Mr. ROGERS. The subcommittee will stand in recess aRd will resume its sitting at 2 and Mr. SauRd will be the first member recognized at that time. (Whereupon, at 11 :45 a.m., the subcommittee recessed, to reconveRe "t2 p.m., the same day.) AFTER RECESS \; Mr. ROOERS. The Subcommittee on Irrigation aRd Reclamation will come to order for further CORsideratioR of pendiRg business. At the time we recessed, the gentlemaR from California, Mr. Saund, was questioning the witness. The Chair now recognizes Mr. SauRd. .Mr. SA UNO. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Palmer, do you have a copy of the bill in froRt of you, H.R. 22061 Mr. PALMER. Yes, sir; I do. Mr. SAUND. I read to you from pllge2, lin. 5: with !Such minQr modLtlcn.ttons of, omtssLons from, or additions to the works described in those reports 88 he may find nece8sary or proper tor accomplishing the objectives ot the project. Such Dlodifi<,otions or additions as may be re- quired in connection therewith shall not, however. extend to or contemplate the so-cnlled Gunnlson-Arknnsas project; nnd nothing In this Act shall con. stitute n commitment. real or implied. to exploitations ot water from the Colorado River system In Colorado beyond those required for projects bereto- tore or herein authorized. Now, the Department has given approval of this bill. Do you approve this section of the bill 1 Mr. PALMER. Yes, sir. Mr. SAUND. All right, will you please explain what these lines which I h,wejust read mean 1 ~Ir. PALMER. Yes, Judge. The history of planning in the Arkansas Valley goes hack a long time a.nd has included several project proposals, one caning for the transfer of several hundred thousand acre-feet of "'ateI'. This was known as the Gunnison-Arka.nsa.s project. . This project was ruled ont as ,not being feasihle. An this hin says to the Depa.rt.rnent., ns we interpr~t it., is tha.t nothing in this bill, in this authorizat.ion, would constitute a consent on the pari of the Congress tD anything other than the diversion of water as contemplated in this bill, which'is Q\\tlined on tl,. mal', This proposal envisions the im- portatioR of der from the west slope, as covered in the 'report on the bill, the bill ctsclf, and the planning report which supports this document.