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Show DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH 127 Resolved, That the Utah Water & Power Board reaffirms its previous position in support of the development of the waters of the Virgin River and the construction of the Dixie project; and be it further Resolved, That the Irrigation and Reclamation Subcommittee of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee be and is hereby urged to favorably consider the Dixie project on the basis of full repayment of allocated reimbursable costs without financial assistance from a basin account or other outside revenue, and recommend its authorization and early funding by Congress. CEETIFICATE I certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Utah Water & Power Board on June 19,1964. JAY R. BINGHAM, Executive Director. AGREEMENT This agreement made and entered into as of the 26th day of August 1953 by and between Cedar City, a municipal corporation, and Iron County, parties of the first part and Kolob Reservoir and Storage Association, Inc., a corporation, and Washington County, parties of the second part. WITNESSETH : Whereas an agreement has been reached for development of the water resources in Washington and Iron Counties; and Whereas it is deemed desirable to have said agreement formally executed by the parties hereto; Now, therefore, inconsideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree to follow: 1. To cooperate in getting reported releases by Commissioner of Bureau of Reclamation and the Secretary of the Interior so that the same may be referred back to Utah. 2. To cooperate to obtain $ 20,000 from the board of examiners for the use of the Utah Water and Power Board, $ 10,000 of which will be used to make a survey as to the feasibility of the Kolob site for water for Cedar City and vicinity, Cedar City and vicinity to pay any additional for this survey if needed, $ 10,000 to be used to study and locate an additional or substitute reservoir of equal desirability either for Hurricane and Washington County or Cedar City and vicinity. 3. Water and power board shall assign 5,000 acre- feet of the early priority filings to Kolob project and is to utilize the Kolob site storage filing. 4. Hurricane and Washington County shall immediately build the Kolob Dam. 5. Hurricane and Washington County shall have the use of all the water the Kolob Dam for 5 years commencing with 1954. 6. After 5 years, if the Dixie project has not been completed, and provided further that no additional or substitute reservoir as hereinabove referred to has been completed, then and in that event, Cedar City and vicinity shall have two- fifths of the water of the Kolob site and the balance shall be utilized by Hurricane and Washington County. 7. If an equally desirable site has been obtained for Cedar City and vicinity in accordance herewith, Cedar City and vicinity will, after construction of the reservoir thereon, relinquish all of its right, title, and interest in the Kolob site to Hurricane and Washington County. On the other hand, if an equally desirable site shall be obtain for Hurricane and Washington County in accordance herewith, then after a reservoir has been constructed thereon, Hurricane and Washington County will relinquish all of its right, title, and interest in the Kolob site to Cedar City and vicinity. 8. After 5 years, if Cedar City and vicinity is using two- fifths of the water of the Kolob site in accordance with paragraph 6 hereof, then Cedar City and vicinity will pay two- fifths of the fair value of the Kolob Dam and the land utilized for that purpose as of the date of construction, deducting therefrom the depreciation property allowable between construction and the time the dam is first utilized by Cedar City. 9. After completion of the Dixie project or after acceptance by Hurricane and Washington County of a substitute reservoir in accordance with the foregoing, Cedar City, and vicinity shall have all of the water from the Kolob site and shall pay the remaining three- fifths of the fair value of the dam and land upon which is it situated as of the date of construction, after deducting fair |
