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Show DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1963 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION, OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, / St. George, Utah. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 7: 30 p. m., in the Fine Arts Auditorium, Dixie College, Hon. Walter Rogers ( chairman of the subcommitteee) presiding. Mr. ROGERS. The Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation, the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, on behalf of representatives of the United States will come to order for the consideration of H. R. 3279, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, to construct, operate, and maintain the Dixie project of Utah and for other purposes. Let the Chair say this: At this time, we have, I think, 32 witnesses, and I am sure there will be other statements offered for inclusion in the record. We are going to move along as speedily as possible, and at this time the Chair will ask unanimous consent for the inclusion in the record of H. R. 3279 to be followed by proper reference to the report of the Dixie project filed under date of March 21, 1963, by the Secretary of the Interior; and at this time the Chair will recognize the Honorable Laurence J. Burton, Congressman, from the State of Utah, who will introduce the members of this committee to his constituents in this area. Mr. Burton. Mr. BURTON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I introduce my colleagues in the House of Representatives to my constituents of Washington County. We are all honored, Mr. Chairman to have you and the other members of the committee here. First of all, ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to meet Mr. Walter Rogers, a Democrat, from Texas, who is serving his seventh term in the House of Representatives. He's a distinguished gentleman who heads the House Interior Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation, and he is a good friend of reclamation and a real champion in the House. We* are very honored, Mr. Chairman, to have you here tonight with us presiding over these hearings. At your direction I have prepared the list of witnesses which you have before you. Now, sitting to my right is the ranking Republican Member of the House from Colorado, Judge Edgar Chenoweth, our neighbor to the east, and he is serving his 11th term in the House. We are pleased to have you here, Judge. You will enjoy his wit that sparkles from time to time in the proceedings. To the right of the chairman is our good friend Compton White, Democrat from the State of Idaho, where they, of course, have similar problems to ours, and we are happy to have you here, Mr. White. To my left is the Honorable Joseph Skubitz who is 1 |
