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Show 30, 1959, in relocating highways and roads, electric power lines, and telephone lines in the area of the project. Transmission Division During fiscal year 1959, studies were continued on the plans for the transmission system for the Colorado River storage project. Reconnaissance surveys were made for economic studies in connection with the route selection for the Glen Canyon-Flaming Gorge interconnecting transmission line. Studies were continued to determine operating voltages, type and size of conductor, location of lines, and operating characteristics of the transmission system. Meetings were planned with prospective preference customers, associations in the several States and the private utility groups in order that these technical problems could be discussed and resolved cooperatively. Advance Planning Activities During fiscal year 1959, an economic justification report was completed on the potential Blue Mesa and Morrow Point Dams and power plants of the Curecanti storage unit. Investigations of the potential Crystal Dam and powerplant of the same unit were continued, and a supplemental report on that feature of the Curecanti unit is scheduled for fiscal year 1961. Definite plan reports were completed on the Seedskadee project, Wyoming, and the Smith Fork project, Colorado. An unfavorable report on the Pine River project extension, Colorado and New Mexico, was completed and transmitted to Congress. Advance planning studies for definite plan reports were continued during the fiscal year on other authorized participating projects. 3. ALLOCATION OF FEDERAL INVESTMENT Section 6 of Public Law 485 states that upon completion of each unit, participating project, or separable feature thereof, the Secretary shall allocate the total costs of constructing said unit, project, or feature to the various purposes authorized in the act or authorized under reclamation law. No projects or units have been completed; therefore, no formal allocations to the several purposes to be served by the project have been made of the cost to June 30, 1959, as reflected in construction work in progress accounts. However, tentative allocations have been made of the total estimated cost to complete the entire project (schedule No. 5) and such allocations are summarized as follows: 95 |