Show Washington Scene I Buet Cut Win III Not S Hurt Hurta Utah a Project The Commissioner of or th the Bureau of or Reclamation on recently recently recent J ly assured Sen Wallace F F. F Bennett Dennett R Utah It-Utah Ulah that a recent recent recent re re- cent House n s Committee budget cut will na not t affect fiscal year eal 1964 1961 financing financing ing of or the Bonneville Unit o othe of f the Central Utah Project SEN BENNETT CENNETT ask c e d Floyd E. E Dominy Bureau Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner for 01 a report on a cut in Bonneville Unit Uni t planning funds The Bureau Burea u had lead requested fo for tor r advance planning on the Central Central Central Cen Cen- Utah Project a 1 phase The committee sliced slice d the total to The original fund Cund request t was to provide for or the completion completion com cone of oC the definite plan reports reports reports re re- ports for tor the Bonneville an and md d Upalco Units and for tor continuation continuation of ot advanced ad planning on the Jensen Unit The program also was to have provided for tor r I initiation of or detailed pre pre con con studies on the Bon Bon- neville Unit to prepare fo for tor r start of ot construction when funds lunds arc are made ma-de available COMMISSIONER Domi n y told Sen Bennett that because because be cause o of the dela delay in the passage passage pas pas- sage of or the 1964 1961 Appropriation J Act and md other factors the advance advance ad ad- vance planning work work has not progressed as rapidly as we had originally anticipated As Asa a result the recommended recommended recommended mended by the Ule House Appropriations c e e a and n d passed b 1 by the House should adequately finance our planning planning plan plan- ning Wing work on the Central Utah Project this fiscal year ear car Commissioner Dominy also told Sen Bennett ennett that by Uby concentrating concentrating con con- the work in connection connection con con- with the Bonneville Unit on ties those features which will be initially placed under construction we do not anticipate anticipate anti anti- that this reduction in planning funds will materially affect the timing o of the start of or construction itself SEN BENNETT said the Commissioner showed concern that other factors may have havea a bearing on the start of construction construction con con- however Commissioner Domin Dominy said these factors are the com corn completion completion of oC repayment arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments and water rights agree agree- ments We lSe are arc working closely with the state and local groups on these matters but considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable work remains to be done The Bureau of oC Reclamation assured Sen Bennett that we share your interest in bringing the Bonneville Unit to fruition as soon as practicable and intend intend in in- tend to do everything we canto can canto canto to achieve that goal |