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Show -110- Senator Millikin. No* Senator McCarran. Thank you very much. The Federal Power Commission. Is there anyone here representing the Federal Power Commission? Senator Butler. They have a report in, Mr. Chairman. Senator McCarran. There are two reports, a minority report, and a majority report; is that right? Senator Butler. Yes; they both should appear in the record at this point. Senator McCarran. Very well, they will be inserted in the record at this point. (The reports referred to are as follows:) Federal Power Commission, Washington, D. C, February 27, 19U3» Hon. John H» Bankhead, • Chairman, Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, United States Senate, Washington, D. C» Dear Chairman Bankheads In accordance with your request, the Commission has examined S» 6U9, embodying the Republican River compact, and submits the following report. We are in full accord with the basic purposes of the compact and heart- ily approve those sections of the bill which are in conformity with the act of Congress (Public Law 696, 77th Cong. 2d sess.) granting congressional con* sent to the States of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska to enter into a compact "providing for an equitable division and apportionment among the said States of the waters of the Republican River * * *.w In fact, the Commission is keenly.aware of the importance of water in the arid region of the West. It has issued no licenses and does not contemplate the issuance of any for power development in this area that would interfere with the laws of the re- spective States relating to the control, appropriations, use or distribution of wat^r used in irrigation or for municipal or other uses. Tiie first 10 articles of the compact, which provide adequately for the equitable division and apportionment of these waters, are in substantial conformity with the enabling act and with the views expressed by the Presi- dent in his message of April'2, I9U2, vetoing H. R. 59U5-* in which the for- mer Republican River compact was embodied. Such articles would seem to furnisli the signatory States all the authority required to fully accomplish an equitable division and apportionment of water without impairment of the rights and responsibilities of the United States. Tlie provisions in article X if embodied in the enabling legislation |