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Show -112- The commission therefore respeotfully recommends that consideration be given to amendment of So 649 to«- (1) Provide that congressional approval is limited to the first 10 articles of the compacts (2) Eliminate section 2 in its present form and substitute substanti- ally -the language of article X of the proposed compact. We believe that the above changes would safeguard the interests of the United States and would permit the States to proceed with their intrastate water uses with the full approval of the Federal Government. In order to expedite the transmittal of this letter, it has not been cleared through the Bureau of the Budget. We are not, therefore, advised whether or not it is in accord with the program of the President. Respectfully submitted, Leland Olds, Chairman Federal Power Commission, Washington, March JO, 19-U3* Hon. J, H. Bankhead, Chairman, Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, United States Senate, Washington, D« C» Dear Senator Bankhead: -Thank you for your letter of March 27, I9U3, ad- vising of the meeting of the Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation on March 31 to consider S. 6h9> and inviting the Commission, if it wishes to do. so, to send a representative* In response to your request of February 18 for its views on the matter, the Commission felt that, while it had the greatest sympathy with the major purposes of the Republican River Compact, it should bring to the at- tention of Congress certain provisions which appeared to be unnecessary and inconsistent with the Federal authority. We did so in our letter of Feb- ruary 27 addressed to you. We feel that the letter makes our pesition clear and that further presentation to the committee in the matter is unnecessary. Sincerely yours, ___ , Chairman. |