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Show 6 DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH 1.0 for a hundred year period of analysis, or, in more specific language, the project will produce economic benefits in double the value of the costs involved in construction, when measured over a long period of time. The costs are divided into two categories: reimbursable costs, which include irrigation power and municipal water; and nonreimbursable costs, which include flood control, fish and wildlife, and recreation. The reimbursable costs will be repaid to the Federal Government within 50 years, plus appropriate development periods after completion of each project feature. The nonreimbursable costs, conversant with long- established policy, will be repaid to the Government but will be absorbed in the public interest. After the initial expenditure by the Federal Government, the State or local agencies will meet the annual costs associated with reimbursable functions of the project. The total cost of the project is $ 44,867,800; and the construction period is approximately 5 years. During this period, many job opportunities will be provided for the residents of Washington County and the surrounding area. The Dixie project is of the utmost importance to Utah, and particularly to the southwestern part of the State. It has been determined by all agencies concerned that the project has engineering feasibility, that the project is economically justified, that the reimbursable costs can be repaid within the standard 50- year repayment period, and that construction of the project would be a forward step in the comprehensive development of the Colorado River Basin, and in the conservation and utilization of the lands and water resources of the entire West. This project is of major interest to the State of Utah and, therefore, of major interest to me; and I have pledged my full and untiring support to the project. Mr. ROGERS. Thank you, Representative Burton. The Chair will recognize the Honorable Sherman P. Lloyd, Member of Congress from Utah, for such testimony as he desires to make. \ i- STATEMENT OF SHERMAN P. LLOYD, A U. S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE OF UTAH . Mr.' LLOYD. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May I say with the other Congressman from the district of the State of Utah how pleased I am that so many members of the subcommittee would come to St. George, Utah, taking their time to perform this very important responsibility. I would like to thank you on behalf of my constituency for this courtesy and this evidence of your desire to learn the facts of the need of this area of the State. I would also like to say that while there are two congressional districts in the State of Utah we do not consider ourselves segmented. We feel we are operating as a unit. So far as the reclamation project is concerned, it is my honest belief that whenever a true reclamation project is proposed such as the Dixie project that it is not a pork barrel project which benefits only the area in which it is geographically located; it benefits not only the entire area, but all of the people of the United States. I personally would feel very gratified and satisfied to vote for- in behalf of a reclamation project in the State far removed of |