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96TH C'ONORESS
H R 5196
1ST SESSJON • •
To authorize th~ f:ecretary of th~ Inlt'rior to rngag~ in Ct>"ibilit.r rtudi~s o( a water supply for domestic, recreotion31, and muni~ipal "at~r users along the Colunt.do Rh cr in California.
IN 'l'IIE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTilMBBit G, 19i9
Mr. PATTl!RSON introduced the followinr; bill; which wu r~ftrnd to the Commitlce on Interior and Insular AUairs
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engnge in feasibil-ity studies of a water supply for domestic, recreationnl, and municipal water users along the Colorado River in California.
1 Be
it
enacted by the Senate and Hou<~e ofReprrsenta-2 Lives of the United Stales of America i11 Congress assembl~d,
3 That the Secretary of the Intrrior is hereby authorized to 4 engage in feasibility studies relating to obtAining a water 5 supply of up
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ten thousand acre-feet per year for existing 6 and potential domestic, recreational, and municipal water 7 users along the Colorado Ri,·er, in Californi&, who do not2
1 hold water rights or whose rights are insufficient to meet 2 their requirements.
3 SEC. !?. There is authorized to be appropri:1ted for the 4 purpose of this Act not more than $250,000.