Show Bonneville Unit funds deleted By Pres Johnson Senator Wallace F. Bennett told the Senate today that the elimination of construction funds for the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project false economy which cannot be The Utah Republican In a Senate speech said that the budget was submitted to Congress the people of Utah were understandably shocked and dismayed to that no funds were included to begin construction of the million Bonneville He also placed into the Congressional Record a letter from Lynn S. General Manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy and a resolution from the Utah Water and Power Board both of which stressed the importance of the need for construction funds this Ludlow told Senator was with great concern that the Board of Directors of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District received the news that the President's budget did not include funds He told Senator after such a determined and successful effort by so many and then to receive this disappointing and unexpected it was indeed a The Board could see no justifiable reason for its The Utah Water and Power Board Resolution said it affirms its position that initial phase of the Central Utah Project Is the State's number one Item of priority in the de-j of its water resources and does hereby urge the United States Congress to appropriate million for the initiation of construction in fiscal year Senator Bennett said he would go before the Appropriations Committee and press for the funds for Central Utah Project is the heart and soul for Utah of the entire Upper Colorado River for through it Utah will realize the major portion of her share of the water of the Colorado River now backing up behind the large he told the future economic de- and growth depend on he The Senator said that initially the budget contained million to begin construction of the Bonneville |