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<br />, <br /> <br />>i"l <br />>(,"'\>1 <br /> <br />"""'- <br />-:'.:.~;) <br /> <br />PAGE 11 <br /> <br />ALL OF THESE FACTORS ARE AT LEAST AS SIGrllFICANT AS A HYPOTHETICAL <br /> <br />BENEFIT-COST RATIO. <br /> <br />IN THIS ASSESSMENT OF BENEFIT-COST RATIO, MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE <br /> <br />DESIRE OF THE PRESIDErlT TO BALAnCE THE BUDGET. FEH REALIZE THAT DELETION <br /> <br />OF THESE PROJECTS WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGETARY <br /> <br />PROGRAM. THESE PROJECTS y! ILL f.JOT BE PA ID FOR BY THE FEDERAL TREASURY j <br /> <br />RATHER. THE POWER REVENUES OF THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASn~ FUND. 46% <br /> <br />OF WHICH IS CREDITED TO COLORADO'S ACCOUNT. WILL BE THE PRIMARY SOURCE <br /> <br />FOR FUNDING THE PROJECTS ALONG WITH THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE LOCAL CONSER- <br /> <br />VANCY DISTRICTS. I HarmER HHETHER THE PRESIDEtH'S ADVISORS REALIZE THAT <br /> <br />ABOUT EIGHTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN THE FEDERAL <br /> <br />RECLAMATION PROGRAM IS REU1BURSABLE TO THE FEDERAL TREASURY. OTHER <br /> <br />BILLIONS OF DOLLARS H,~VE OR WILL BE RETURtlED TO THE UNITED STATES <br /> <br />TREASURY IN THE FORM OF TAXES. <br /> <br />THE GROSS VALUE OF CROPS PRODUCED BY RECLAMATION PROJECTS IS CURRENTLY <br /> <br />ABOUT FOUR AND OfJE-HALF BILLIon DOLLARS PER YEAR. POWER SALES FRm1 <br /> <br />RECLAMATION PROJECTS NOW APPROXIMATE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY t'lILLIotJ DOLLARS <br /> <br />PER YEAR. FLOOD DAMAGES PREVEtlTED BY THESE PROJECTS ARE APPROXIMATELY <br /> <br />ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THESE MONETARY <br />