| Title |
Dixie Project legislation, 1963-1964 |
| Description |
Papers, correspondence, news articles, and text of Congressional bills about the Dixie Project, southwestern Utah |
| Subject |
Dixie Project; Water-supply--Utah--Washington County; Water resources development--Utah--Washington County; Irrigation--Utah--Washington County;Water-supply--Utah--Iron County; Water-supply--Utah--Cedar City |
| Contributor |
Clyde, George Dewey, 1898-1972; Bingham, Jay R.; Beasley, D. Otis; Bennett, Wallace F. (Wallace Foster), 1898- ; Carter, Luther J. |
| Additional Information |
Includes: Newspaper articles on Dixie Project, 1963-1964; Copies of 1953 agreements on use of Kolob Reservoir water; Applications for diversion of Crystal Creek; Congressional Record text of House bill H.R. 3279 and Senate bills S. 26 (from 1961 by Frank Moss) and 655 (from 1963 by W.F. Bennett); Statements of support from Utah Gov. George D. Clyde; Jary R. Bingham (Director of Utah Water and Power Board), Senator Wallace F. Bennett and others; 88th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives report no. 1725, "Dixie Project, Utah, Report to accompany H.R. 3279" by D. Otis Beasley, Asst. Sec. of Interior; and final legislation, Pub. Law 88-565, approved Sept. 2, 1964, "An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Dixie project, Utah, and for other purposes." Also includes article, "Grand Canyon: Colorado dams debated," by Luther J. Carter, fromScience vol. 152 (17 June 1966), p. 1600-1605 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Crystal Creek (Utah); Kolob Creek (Utah); Kolob Reservoir (Utah); Virgin River Basin; Santa Clara River (Utah); Washington County (Utah) |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn0823 bx 30 fd 8; ; John S. Boyden papers |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image Copyright 2009, University of Utah. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1953; 1961; 1963; 1964; 1966 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Text |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61835g2 |
| Setname |
wwdl_neh |
| ID |
1148037 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835g2 |
| Title |
Page 32 |
| Setname |
wwdl_neh |
| ID |
1147975 |
| OCR Text |
Show Mayor KUMEN S. GARDNER Recorder ELLEN SIMKINS Treasurer JANET ROLLO City Attorney J. HARLAN BURNS (jeaar Oity (jorporation CeJar Gity, Utah Couacllmen: SAM GENTRY NORMAN HEATON FRANK J. PETTY LOWELL SHERRATT ROY P. UR_E April-22, 1963 Mr. Jay Bingham Utah Water and Power Board ii25 State Capitol Salt-Lake City lU, Utah Dear Mr. Bingham: At the regular meeting of the Cedar City Council, held April 18, 1963, the following resolution was passed unanimously. RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Cedar City Council of Cedar City, Utah, in regular meeting assembled at Cedar City, Utah, this 18 day of April, 1963, that this Council go on record as favoring and urging the Utah State Water and Power Board, to use their influence and to work for the passage of a bill recently introduced in the U. S. Senate by Senator Frank E. Moss and for a bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Lawrence Burton, which bills if passed would authorize the construction of the Dixie Water Project in Washington County, Utah. We of the Cedar City Corporation feel that the Dixie Project has great beneficial possibilities for Southern Utah and that it will benefit the entire State. KSG.ma ccs Arnold E. Anderson Cedar City, Utah I r o n County Commissioners Parowan, Utah Very Sincerely, /€^t^yyi^^^ Sly^^^u^yt^^ Rumen S. Gardner Mayor |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61835g2/1147975 |
