Show BUDGET FIGURES FIGURES- HALVE FUND FOR WESTERN LANDS Estimate Made Madel MadeI J I for Re I Work By BJ Associated WASH WASHINGTON Dec The 7 The funds of the reclamation bureau were cut approximately 50 per cent in the budget estimates sent today to con con- gress The estimates sought for tor forthe the he bureau lureau next fiscal year against appropriations of for the current year I Of Ot the the Boulder canyon canyon can can- yon project is allotted for continuing construction The balance balance is is' for bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau administration maintenance of existing projects and md continuing construction construction construction con con- of oC pr projects now under way allotted as follows PROJECT FUND LISTED Yuma project Arizona California Orland project California Boise project Idaho Minidoka Minidoka Mini Mini- doka project Idaho BitterRoot Bitter BitterRoot BitterRoot Root Montana Milk river Montana Monta a Rio Grande New Texas Mexico Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Vale Oregon Klamath Oregon California Yakima Washington Riverton Riverton River River- ton project Wyoming Shoshone Shoshone Shoshone Sho- Sho shone project Wyoming Colorado riv river r front w work rk and levee system Arizona California The bureau recommended that unexpended unexpended unexpended un un- un- un expended balances ot of previous appropriations ap ap- ap- ap continue available for following projects Sun river Montana Carlsbad New Mexico Belle Fourche South D Dakota Kittitas division of the Yakima project ct Washington Salt Lake basin Utah Palo Verde valley California flood lood protection and for its economic surveys and distribution of information lion ion to settlers RECOMMENDED It Il recommended that of power revenues from that project be beav av available for operation and Continued on Pare Pace Two S BUDGET FIGURES HALVE FUND FOR WESTERN LANDS Continued From Pron Pate Page One O nance of the North Platte Plate project Nebraska Ne Ne- braska- braska braska Wyoming The Indian bureau in its it budget estimates ak asked d' d for repairs to to maintenance of and operating ex existing mc- mc e- e irrigation and drainage systems on the reservations as compared with appropriated for the 1933 fiscal year The total represented proportionate reductions in funds i allotted the projects for this year |