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Show Impact statement delay delay the hearings on the proposed rules that have been published because they are based on laws that Congress could change in the near future. If Congress enacts reform legislation, new rules and regulations based on that legislation will be required." In a Feb.i "markup'V session, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources amended and approved a version of reform legislation for submittal to the full Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The full committee is expected to draft a final version of the bill in late February to submit to the House for a vote. If approved by the House, the legislation would then go to the Senate for consideration. "If action on reform legislation is delayed or unsuccessful, we will reschedule the hearings on the proposed rules and will proceed with rulemaking based on existing law," Broadbent said. "This is necessary so that we can comply with the court order the Interior Department is uner the publish rules and regulations dealing with acreage limitation," he added. SALT LAKE CITY The Interior Department announced recently that public hearings on the proposed rules and regulations on acreage limitation and on a related draft environmental impact statement have been postponed. - Ten public hearings had been scheduled throughout the West and in Washington, D.C., between Feb. 16 and 26. The hearings are being . postponed due to the impending action in Congress to reform Federal Reclamation law '. dealing with acreage limitation. Robert N. Broadbent, Commissioner of Reclamation, said: "We believe it advisable to |