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Show 130 DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH 9127,11929, and 34030, have priorities dating back to 1922, before any development on the Colorado took place. These filings, held by the board, will, at the appropriate time, be transferred to the United States in order that the project can be fully in compliance with the State water law and provide the United States with title to valid water rights for the project. I might say that at one time there was controversy about this project, primarily over the filing and rights on the south side of Kolob Mountain. This involved the town of Cedar City, Utah, and Washington County. As you know, Cedar City is sort of a gateway to the national parks area, as wTell as St. George, Zion, Cedar Bryce, Grand Canyon, and so forth, and Cedar City has been in desperate need of water. It has no place to go. They have explored practically every possibility for water, including Navajo Lake and other places and they have had no place to go except that they work out an agreement with Washington County in this Dixie project, and I have this agreement attached to my statement which I have made reference to. These controversies have been settled. Cedar City is in full support of this project and would certainly like to see it go forward, as would the rest of the State. Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Jones, without objection, your resolution and the agreement that was reached between Cedar City and Washington County will be made a part of the record, also. Your board must have been a very effective board to have solved all of these power problems of this project before Qoming to this committee. I am amazed to see the city has already entered into a contract to take all of the power from this project without opposition of the private power companies. It means that the agreement has been made and signed. I congratulate you for working out the power problem. Mr. BARLOCKER. Would you yield, Mr. Chairman ? Mr. JOHNSON. Yes, Mr. BARLOCKER. At that point I would like to point out that at the field hearing held by the Senate in St. George; the private power companies concerned made a statement in support of the project. Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Duncan ? Mr. DUNCAN. NO questions. Mr. SKUBITZ. NO questions. Mr. WHITE. No questions. Mr. BURTON. No questions. Mr. JOHNSON. Any questions of counsel ? ( No response.) Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Rogers? Any questions? Mr. ROGERS. No questions. Mr. JOHNSON. Thank you for your testimony, Mr. Jones. |
