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<br />7n:.n... So.. writing me on Docember I, 1965, telling me oS your !:
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<br />concern that the Navajo Irrigation Project may not be progrealliJ>g. .
<br />'u rapidly ,,:a it ahould. ~ I
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<br />':. 1 have checked, aa you a.ked, to see how the appropriationa have; ;
<br />been coming through and On ~he progress of construction. '. ~ :
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<br />..,< ',:.:,:-: ...;:. ,. As you know, the project was authori7.ed on .Tnne l~, 1962. .In
<br />,. ,~. ..<:.i.....:.:~Fisc...l Year"1963, $30.0,0.0.0 was made available by trana!er from
<br />; ;',.::'.."'.:~'.:. ..:,. other appropriations made to the n..reau o{ Indian Affairs and :
<br />,..,,,.....::... aprroved by the Appropriations Committee.. In Fiscal Year 19&4, ;
<br />. >'.{:~ ;:'\'.:'?:~,:;$l. 800., o~o was. provided to initia:e ~onstruction; $4, 70.0, .0.0.0 was' \
<br />....'., t';'-':~<'''''''''' :made av.al1able 1n 1965. . Approp<latlons {or the current Sucd year I
<br />\ .. "':'" '...., amount to $6, sac, aGo.. Thus,. in the Sour years since autho'ri-z.ation
<br />: " ":':::.'; (, SU, 300, COO has been appropriated {or the Project. This i.s in. con-. I
<br />..,.,' .r.trait to $15,80.0.,00.0 {or the {our-year period aiter authonzat10n
<br />: . "'" ,'... ~.contemplated in the authorization report. In Houu Document 424,
<br />. :.......:~~_. '.. 86thCongresll, 2d'S~s.ion, a l2-year cons traction schedule was' .,
<br />. .' '. .,...; laid out, iollowing two yea~s to be used for preparation of a. deli-, I
<br />.,'. . ~', :,,: ,0; ;. nite plan report. . Thus, the appropriations to date are very nearly'
<br />. . . .... .':" >.;.;" ..... 'equal to those 'contemplated in the authorizing document. It is true,1
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<br />..... .;. ! however, a.nd I am sure you understand why this has occll.rred,
<br />that the $6,50.0,00.0 programmed Sor Fiscal Year 1967. is aubstan-
<br />tially leu than the $15,0.0.0., GOO contemplated iJ> the scheduled
<br />l2-year construction period.
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<br />In this regard, YOIl. indi~ted it had been s;'ggested that perhaps the
<br />the Bureau of Indian AUair;, lacked enthusiasm {or irrigation and
<br />that appropriations for this project should be'made directly to the
<br />Bureau of Reclamation, but chargeable to the Bureau' of Indian
<br />. AUaira. While I do not believs this to be the'case, I aee no serious
<br />(ObjeC~iOn to .u~h .. ch""ge, but do not believe it wou1~ ~,~,.I'~allY
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