HomeMy WebLinkAbout67-082RESOLUTION NO. 67-82 IN SUPPORT OF
SENATE BILL 861 PROPOSED BY SENATOR
TOM KUCHELAND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BILL NO. 6271 INTRODUCED BY CONGRESSMAN
H0SMER
WHEREAS, the 90th Congress is considering legislation
to authorize a Colorado River Basin Project; and
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California has continually urged that a regional solution to the
dwindling water supplies of the Colorado River be found and that
new projects to divert more water from that River within the Lower
Basin should only be authorized within a regional framework; and
WHEREAS, the following features are considered basic to
any sound regional development for the Colorado River Basin:
1. Recognition of the necessity for meaningful steps
to augment the inadequate flows of the Colorado River.
2. Creation of a Lower Basin Development Fund to assist
in financing such augmentation, together with authorization of
Hualapai Dam to provide revenues for the Fund.
3. Authorization of the Central krizona Project.
4. Protection of existing uses in Arizona and Nevada
and in California to the extent of 4.4 maf annually, against the
uses of the Central Arizona Project; and
WHEREkS, these principles are included in proposed
legislation introduced by Senator Thomas Kuchel'as S. 861 and
by Congressman Craig Hosmer as H.R. 6271.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City of Santa
Ana does hereby s~upport, in principle, S. 861 and H.R. 6271 and
companion bills, and urges their passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 5th~day of June, 1967.
ATTEST:
CLERK OF TI~E COUNCIL
STATE OF CkLIFOENIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk
of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing
Resolution was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular
meeting held on the 5th day of June, and was at said meeting
regularly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
NOES,
ABSENT,
COUNCII24EN: Herrin, Brooks~ Carlson~ Grise%~ Market,
Thurman~ McMichae 1
COUNCILMEN: None
CL~K OF THE COUNCIL