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Show VIII. Colorado River Storage Project and Participating Projects On April 11, 1956 legislation authorizing construction of the Colorado River Storage Project and participating projects was signed into law by President Eisenhower (Public Law 485, 84th Congress). This action, culminating years of research and study, makes possible the industrial and agricultural development of a vast area of America in the States of Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona. The initial authorization provides for the expenditure of funds not exceeding $760 million. The Second Session of the 84th Congress appropriated $13,000,000 for a start of construction of the various features of the water-development plan. On October 15, 1956, heralded by nationally publicized ceremonies, President Eisenhower pushed a button in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D. C, detonating dynamite blasts at Glen Canyon of the Colorado River and Flaming Gorge of the Green River, which signalled the official commencement of construction activities. See page 15. -14- |
