Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-01-04 | Page 3 | Authorizing Bills Delayed for Colorado Basin

Authorizing Bins Delayed For Colorado Basin i VASHI WASHINGTON Jan 4 P liP I Bills to authorize the huge construction construction construction con con- program in the upper I basin of the Colorado river will willbe willi willibe I be delayed western congressmen said Thursday I Both Sen Watkins R. R Utah jand 1 and Rep Granger D D. Utah had prepared measures to authorize a series of dams and reservoirs for irrigation irris and power on the main tributaries of the stream They said Thursday they have decided to wait until the governors of the basin states have had an opportunity to study the reclamation reclamation reclamation tion bureaus bureau's recommendations for the project When the governors governors' opinions have been received it is expected that all the upper basin congressmen congress congress- men both in the thc house and senate will vilI join in authorization bills Tentative drafts of the bureaus report were sent to the governors last fall but the formal report has not yet been com completed pIc ted Each governor governor governor gov gov- w will ll have 90 O days after the final report reaches him to comment comment com corn ment on its proposals