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I),r, ,~. ;"'I J.O"~ FRYLNGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO 57 , "< method. Or you might find that a ea.paeity of a few more kilowatts or a few less kilowatts in the l'owerplallt itself would be the thing that would be envisioned. But this goes entirely to the minor modificat.ions of works proposed to obtain t,he ohject.ives of the bilL It would not envision the Importation of more wahw. As a matt.er of ftlct, the hmg-uap;e of the bill itself takes care of that. Mr, SAUND. Plans were l1rst. suhmitted to the COllg'!'ess in 1948, aljd tllis Fryingpan-Arkansas project has been before five Congresses. In 1058, I W~l8 he.re., t.hough not. a. member of this committee, and I was informed that this bill had been approved by the Senate of the United States, was approyed by the House Interior Committee, and the Chair had obta.ined the rule from the Rules Committee to bring it for a vote ill,the flollse. It, had gone that fiLl'. Now, ~illee theil, t.hel'C' ha.\.e been oome changes and modifications. Instc;\{l of the dam ilt. Aspen, now you IHLve tile dam nt. Huedi. ",Yould you consider t.hat a millOI' modi- licn.t.ion, from the Aspen to the. Huedi Dam? Mr. P AL"ER. We would think t.hat would be more 01' less major in na.ture, and that is why we came back to the committee with a re- evnJullt.ion report, with the Ruedi Dam in. This wns the basis of our return to the committee last year. The reason '..-e wOllld feel it was necessary to come back wns becanse this was a much larger structure. It went beyond what. was originally contemplated in the Aspen site. And it changed the basic financial structure of the projects. There- fore, we would not construe. this as lw.ing minor. This is :\ major adjustment. Mr. SAUND. As I stated, in the 85th Congre" the bill had boen passed by the Congress and it had received a rnle from the Rules Committee.. It. wns never brought. up fo" ;1, '"ote 011 the HOllse floor. ~{r. CHENOWETH. If I may (;Ol'l'E'.ct the. g;el\tlem~\l\, th~ I-IO\1~e. did consider a. rule on the project in 1~54 and ill If)5(j~ but !lot in 1!);'l8. A-Ir. SAUND. I remember vcry dist.inctly, I willl'emind my colleague from ColoI"lulo~ t.hnt the rule had been grnntpd for the Fryingpan- Arkansas projects~ and I sat. there for 3 sllccessive days in the House to be able tost,md up and object if! needed to. ~Ir. CHENmVl~TH. It was Iw\"er eonsidered on tl rule in ][);,8. MI'. SA UNO. The rule was granted in 1908. I am confident. Mr. CHENOWETH. We thank the gentleman for st'lying on the floor ~Lnd watching for the rule. 'Ve appreciate his diligence. 'Vr- really do. Mr. SAUNO. I will be glad to cO\'l'ed the record. but. I am positive a rule waShrranted. Mr. ASPINALL. If my colleab~le will yield, my colloagne had my own personal assurance that that. bill would not be called up uuloss I told my cone...'1.~ue about it. I was the acting chal111u\.J1 of the com- mittee at, that time. If m)' colleague st.ayed there for 3 days thinking that the chairman of t.his committee at that t.ime was goinO'" to break hi~ wort! Wi.th 1~.S eolleague from Calif()f'nin, he lIsE'd his t.i~l.e illy. ~fr. S.-\UNn. ,1 ~fr. Chairman, you cannot. e'"en imng-ine the e.xtent of my attec. l for the chairman of this committee. lr\ 10;')8, I was nOt. a member of this committee. I was a !l(',," ~fembcl' of the I-IolIse. .AneI ~ (li(lllot know t.he pl'ocedures too well. And we heflr stf~rie~ ahout b]lI~ heing passed oUl'illl! t.he last days ()f COlwrcss, HJHI.thllt was t.he piet.uI'e I had in mind.'- . e ',~ "/.