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Show $993,307,000 S FOR 17 STATES SMMMiW J ( library of Con3r. tabulation ihowi y$ Nf iCJiC A that total gov.rnm.nt appropriation ? ,V : ; ' VUh . Co for building reclamation project! in A :i MMA5.S Ihe 17 weuern reclamation state, Vn-TirH amounted to $993,307,000 during th', &$h C0 ,ntlf Li year period from 1939 f-...J V-:pi ( through 1949 Jf' ' V ' : . Tl $ -4 jv w $738,000,000 FOR ONE STATE r( Arizona it moking Congressional bid I 7l I M U tor one irrigation project costing o T urtJ if minimum of $738,000,000 for initial I jl&0'-0 KUt V development only Additional funneli SU J and dams would raise total project cost "V, 1 0KL l to an estimated $1,500,000,000. "'1 I , Backers of western reclamation development have expressed grave concern over possible fate of numerous state programs ,f Arizona's request for a huge irrigation project should be granted. They point out that this proposal g.ves Ar.zona the lion's share of all available funds To meet such a threat, a fight is being waged behind the scenes in Congress over Senate H " s Jnd House Resolution 934 These are the controversial bills calling for the largest reclamat.on appro, ,. oer nude to a single state The reclamation states involved in this vital matter are: Arizona, Calif.. ,,rado, Idaho. Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico. North Dakota, Oklahoma, On- s Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vv ashington and Wyoming. |