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The Initial Plan proposes further the immediate authorization of specific features in addition to the Bridge Canyon and Marble Canyon projects for which adequate studies have been made to define them in detail and to demonstrate their engineering and economic feasibility. These features include water salvage and recovery programs, the Central Arizona Project in Arizona, Federal participation in enlargement of the California Aqueduct from Wheeler Ridge to Cedar Springs Reservoir, the Southern Nevada Water Supply and Moapa Valley Pumping Projects in Nevada, the Hooker Dam and Reservoir in New Mexico, the Dixie Project in Utah, Indian Irrigation Projects, and provisions and programs for recreation and fish and wildlife conservation and development. The balance of the Initial Plan outlines a system for importing water from North Coastal California streams which, unless the cost of desalted water becomes competitive, will be necessary to sustain the guarantee of an equivalent of 7.5 million acre-feet in the Colorado River beyond that which can be accomplished through water salvage and related measures. While such an import system is known to be feasible from engineering and economic standpoints, its details are not sufficiently refined to support a request for authorization at this time. The costs of that portion of the Initial Plan proposed for immediate authorization are estimated to be $1,704,000,000 of which $1,564,000,000, or 92 percent, would be fully reimbursable. The costs of each feature would be repaid within 50 years after it became revenue-producing. At the end of the payout period there would have accrued to the Development Fund $900,000,000 of unassigned revenues, on the basis of water and power rates used in making the economic analysis. The ratio of estimated benefits to costs is 2.3 to 1.0. The total construction cost of the Initial Plan is estimated as $3,126,000,000 of which $2,969,000,000, or 95 percent, would be fully reimbursable. The costs of each feature would be repaid within 50 years after it became revenue-producing. At the end of the payout period there would have accrued to the Development Fund $675,000,000 of unassigned revenues, again on the basis of water and power rates used in making the economic analysis. The ratio of estimated benefits to costs is 1.9 to 1.0. These statistics demonstrate the economic justification and financial soundness of the proposed Initial Plan. 8Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 13,746,176 byte