A BILL TO GOVERN THE CONTROL, APPROPRIATION, USE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER MARCH 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, AND 29, 1956 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Law Library COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS JAMES E. MURRAY, Montana, Chairman CLINTON P. ANDERSON, New Mexico EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, Colorado RUSSELL B. LONG, Louisiana GEORGE W. MALONE, Nevada HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington ARTHUR V. WATKINS, Utah JOSEPH C. O'MAHONEY, Wyoming HENRY C. DWORSHAK, Idaho W. KERR SCOTT, North Carolina THOMAS H. KUCHEL, California ALAN BIBLE, Nevada FRANK A. BARRETT, Wyoming RICHARD L. NEUBERGER, Oregon BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona SUBCOMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION CLINTON P. ANDERSON, New Mexico, Chairman HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, Colorado JOSEPH C, O'MAHONEY, Wyoming ARTHUR V. WATKINS, Utah RICHARD L. CALLAGHAN, Chief Clerk CONTENTS 87 Page 1 Appendix.-- 282 207 Bennett, Elmer, legislative counsel, Department of the Interior... 96, 399 Bishop, Clark, State engineer, Wyoming- Chilson, Hatfield, Denver, Colo., water conservation board. superintendent of power and water departments for the Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp., Pueblo, Colo- Ely, Northcutt, special counsel for the State of California - 207, 294 Garry, Joseph R., president, National Congress of American Indians. 372 , Willard W., General Counsel, Federal Power Commission.. 188 Grimes, J. W., chief engineer and executive officer, South Dakota Water Resources Commission.. 287 59 Knowland, Hon. William F., United States Senator from the State of McKay, Hon. Douglas, Secretary of the Interior- Millikin, Hon. Eugene D., United States Senator from the State of Morrison, Hon. Robert, attorney general of the State of Arizona - 321 Morse, Hon. Wayne, United States Senator from the State of Oregon. - 340 Neuberger, Hon. Richard L., United States Senator from the State of Peterson, Hon. E. L., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. 178 334 243 Rising, E. w., on behalf of Roger Ernst, Arizona State land and Robertson, Col. Eliott B., head, operations branch, Marine Corps--- 142 131 Shamberger, Hugh A., State engineer, Nevada Stanley, Lewis, president, Association of Western State Engineers. 34 Towner, Porter A., attorney, division of water resources, State of Triggs, Matt, assistant legislative director, American Farm Bureau Welsh; William E., secretary-manager, National Reclamation Asso- ciation 327 III Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 36) relating to forest reservation.. Act of July 10, 1952 (66 Stat. 560), section 208. Act of August 4, 1954 (68 Stat. 667), section 4. Act of July 23, 1955 (69 Stat. 368), section 4. California State consitution, article XIV (added November 2, 1954). 147 Citation-Nebraska v. Wyoming, from United States Reports --- 253 Difficulties experienced by the Armed Services in endeavoring to com- ply with the laws of the States in which military installations are Federal Power Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 1068, 1077), sections 9 (B) and 27- 121 Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), section 1.--- 46; 123 Barrett, Hon. Frank A., to Marvin A. Sonofsky, general counsel for Shoshone Indian Tribe, March 24, 1956.. Brinegar, David F., executive secretary, Central Arizona Project Association, to E. W. Rising, Central Arizona Project Associa- Chilson, Hatfield, Loveland, Colo., to chairman, March 27, 1956.. 365 384 manager, National Reclamation Association, March 10, 1956 - 333 Drainage, State of Nebraska, to Lewis A. Stanley, president, 336 Knight, Hon. Goodwin J., Governor of California, to Hon. Thomas H. Kuckel, Hon. James E. Murray, and Hon. Clair Engle, Knight, Hon. Goodwin J., Governor of California, to Hon. Lane, Don, secretary, State Water Resources Board, State of 388 398 318 Rankin, J. Lee, Assistant Attorney General, to chairman, March Roderick, Hon. George H., Assistant Secretary of the Army, to 141 388 Warner, David R., Chief, Water Resources Section, Department of Justice, to Miss N. D. McSherry, assistant chief clerk, List of water rights obtained by Federal agencies under provisions of National Parks Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 885) Oregon Loses Its Waters, editorial in the Oregonian, Wednesday, Juny Pelton Dam decision of United States Supreme Court.- Pelton Ruling Made Clear, editorial in the Oregonian, November 19, Preservation of integrity of State water laws report and recommenda- tions, October 1943, of committee of the National Reclamation Association, appointed pursuant to resolution No. 9, adopted at annual convention of association, October 1942, quotation from.. 281 Provisions of Federal statutes in recognition of State law as governing Association of Western State Engineers. California State Water Resources Board. Additional information-Continued General assembly (40th) of the State of Colorado, the House of Irrigation Districts Association of California_ Legislature of the State of Oregon... National Congress of American Indians. National Reclamation Association... Nevada State Cattle Association. North Dakota Reclamation Association, Inc. North Dakota State Water Conservation Commission. Texas Water Conservation Association -- Section 6 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, memorandum from 382 338 Way, extension of remarks of Hon. Frank A. Barrett of Wyoming, in 7 377 3250, befor the Senate Com- 340 Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, March 20, 1956. 342 States To Fight for Water, editorial in the Oregonian, Saturday, Submerged Lands Act of May 2, 1953 (67 Stat. 31), section 3 (e). 125 121 122 Water Control Showdown, editorial in the Oregonian, August 23, 1955. 377 Water Fight Coming, editorial in the Oregonian, November 3, 1955. 378 Water Rights in Jeopardy, editorial in the Oregon Grange Bulletin, |