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Show APPENDIX C Statement of John Geoffrey Will Secretary and General Counsel, Upper Colorado River Commission Before the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives Regarding H. R. 5102 A Bill "To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enlarge existing water supply facilities for the San Diego, California, area in order to insure the existence of an adequate water supply for naval and Marine Corps installations and defense production plants in such area." I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to appear in support of legislation to authorize the construction of works to enable the City of San Diego, and its environs in the State of California, to receive an additional water supply for municipal and agricultural purposes. I am grateful also for this opportunity to demonstrate by act and deed, both officially and personally, that long standing friendship which the Upper Colorado River Commission and I feel toward the great State of California, one of the community of states in the Colorado River Basin-a feeling of friendship that has endured notwithstanding those occasions that have found us at times not seeing eye to eye with our friends. In that connection, Mr. Chairman, I venture to express the hope that the time is not too distant when some means will be found whereby all of the Colorado River Basin States can once more gather together under one banner to discuss their several plans and long range objectives and find those respects in which agreement lies. I am confident that, had those means existed before the introduction of H. R. 234, the original bill to authorize these works, much of the regrettable delay that has since occurred could have been obviated. Preceding bills to authorize construction of the works that would be authorized by the enactment of H. R. 5102 have been viewed by the Upper Colorado River Commission with some lack of enthusiasm. H. R. 5102, however, goes far toward meeting those __27__ |