Letter Concerning Request for Report

Letter: To Senator Jackson, from Stewart Udall, May 18, 1965, page 8annually of Colorado River water (section 308(b)) for non-Federal fish and wildlife installations. This 84,000 acre-feet is in addition to the reservations for fish and wildlife purposes made in the Supreme Court decision. The Bureau of the Budget has recommended that the reservation of 84,000 acre-feet be deferred for further study, and we have no objection to that procedure. The following other amendments to the bill are recommended: (1) On page 5, line 16, delete "Bridge Canyon and", and change "projects" to "project". On line 17, change "dams, reservoirs, powerplants" to "dam, reservoir, powerplant". On line 18, delete "Coconino and" and make the word "reservoirs" singular. On lines 19 to 24, delete all of clauses (1) and (2) and renumber clause (3) as clause (1). On page 6, line 4, renumber clause (4) as clause (2). On line 5, delete "either Bridge Canyon or". On line 6, change "Reservoirs" to "Reservoir". On lines 7 to 10, delete the entire sentence and substitue "The Federal Power Commission shall not entertain or consider any application for the construction, operation or maintenance of a dam or other project work under the Federal Power Act (41 Stat. 1063), as amended (16 U.S.C. 791), at the site on the Colorado River between the Marble Canyon project and Lake Mead except as specifically authorized by the Congress." The purpose of all of these changes is to delete the authorization for the Bridge Canyon project, and to impose a moratorium on Federal Power Commission licenses at that site. (2) On pages 10-11, delete Section 306 and renumber present sections 307, 308 and 309 as Sections 306, 307 and 308. As the Southern Nevada Water Supply Project is being handled by separate legislation, it may be omitted from this bill. 8Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 870,842 byte