Show Reclamation Projects Get Cut CutIn CutIn In Budget Report The federal budget President Nixon sent to Congress contained sharp cutbacks cutbacks cutbacks cut cut- backs In the Bureau of Reclamation budget particularly for Utah In the fiscal year which begins July 1 the Bonneville unit of of the Central Utah Reclamation Re Project will be cut by 34 percent from this years year's million OVERALL THE bureaus bureau's budget was cut by 15 percent from million to million That so million figure represents the actu actual l spending authority which includes both this this' years year's appropriations request and the carryover from fiscal year year 1973 1973 The appropriation request request re re- re- re q quest est of million for fiscal year 1974 1974 practically a cut in reclamation re reo work next year too since the 1974 budget depends heavily on 34 million in carryover 1973 funds that were Frozen to fight inflation With a smaller spending budget this year there would presumable be less carryover 1974 funds available for spending in fiscal 1975 One of the few projects to actually go up in 1974 1914 is the Roy Water Conservancy Conservancy Conservancy Con Con- Project which is budgeted at 17 million Last year Congress appropriated appropriated appropriated ap ap- 14 million for the Roy project project project pro pro- but no money was spent The 1974 budget carries over that amount and asks an additional THE BONNEVILLE Unit will rely heavily on its 71 11 million from fiscal 1973 1913 as the administration is asking Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress for only 63 million in new money for fiscal 1974 1914 For the second year no money is in the budget for the D Dixie I I Project roje in Washington County THE BUDGET provides provides' funds to t start work on the Bonneville Units Unit's Currant Creek Dam and pipeline and vat tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel channel and access road It will complete relocation of the Forest Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice trails at Upper Stillwater Reservoir Reser Reser- voir Access roads at Soldier Creek Dam and east side will be completed and the tile Strawberry Reservoir site willbe will willbe willbe be cleared The Currant and Layout tunnels and the office and laboratory lair lab oratory will be finished the tho bureau in On the Lyman Project the budget provides 16 million to start work on China Meadows Dam and to finish Meeks Cabin Dam Work in Utah will total 14 million with the balance being being being be be- ing put in place in Wyoming OTH OTHER E R UTAH work will Include acquisition acquisition acquisition ac ac- ac- ac of land and construction of recreation facilities costing at Schofield and Deer Creek Reservoirs and construction of water and sewer systems for the campground at Willard Bay also also al al- al so at a cost of Rehabilitation of the South Ogden Highline Canal including covering the canal in residential areas and South Ogden Og den Distribution System improvements will win cost next year POWER EQUIPMENT at Flaming Gorge will cost for minor improvements improvements improvements im im- im- im in service to preference customers cus cus- At Page the budget carried for streets walks and utility improve ments A TOTAL of was budgeted for construction of drains in the Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal unit and will be spent for drainage in the Emery County project Other recreation facilities and fish and wildlife projects including development of a waterfowl area at Flaming Gorge and a big game range at Starvation Reservoir will cost The only water resource planning work wholly in the state next year will be for the Ute Indian Project a increase over 1973 The entire reclamation construction budget is down 77 71 million from 1973 and general investigations are arc down 5 million |