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Show RESOLUTION by UPPER COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION In Support of Appropriations of Funds by the 89th Congress, Second Session, For Construction of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project WHEREAS, the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project was authorized for construction as a participating project of the Colorado River Storage Project by the Colorado River Storage Project Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 105), ten years ago; and WHEREAS, the Central Utah Project will provide municipal, industrial and irrigation water to a seven-county area of the State of Utah which includes approximately sixty percent of the population and assessed valuation of the State; and WHEREAS, the economy of the State of Utah will be seriously jeopardized if adequate water supplies are not made available to meet rapidly expanding municipal and industrial requirements within the anticipated construction schedule as projected in the Bureau of Reclamation's Definite Plan Report: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Upper Colorado River Commission at its Adjourned Annual Meeting convened in Cheyenne, Wyoming on February 22, 1966, respectfully requests the United States Congress to appropriate sufficient funds for a construction program of at least $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1967 in order that the construction of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project may proceed with a sound construction program capable of meeting the rapidly developing water requirements of the State of Utah; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Secretary of the Interior, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Members of the Congressional Delegations of the Upper Basin States, Members of the Congressional Appropriations Committees, and other interested parties. Witnesses representing the Upper Colorado River Commission, its four member States, and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and members of the Congressional delegations of the 33 |
