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Fryingpan-Arkansas Projects RESOLUTION No. 1699
- RFSOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCII, OF THE CZTY OF CfiULA
PISTA, CALIFORNIA SUPPQRTING 1HE COLORADO RIVER B09RD OF
CAISFORNIA AND ITS OPPOSITION TO THE IIPPT�'„R COLORADO
RI9ER BASIN PROJECTS AS PROP0.SID IN S. S� AND H.R. 2�0
AND THE FRYIATGPAN-ARISANSAS FROJECTS AS PROPQSED IN S.3�0
AND H.R. Lt12, N6A PENDING IN CANGRESS.
WF�EtEAS, increasing population, insiustrial growth and economic well-
being of the City of Chula Vista in particular and the souther coastal plain
in general depends upon Californi.a�s right£ul share of Colorado River vrater�
and
TTiHEREAS, this source o£ rrater, both in quantity az�d quality, is serious�y
threatened by IIpper Colorado River Basin projects as proposed in S. 5� and
ft.R. 270 and the �yingpan-Arkansas project as proposed in S. 300 and H.R. l�72�
now pending in Congress� and
�iHEREAS, the aforementioned projects would inflict on all taxpayers in
this City and County and the Nation an ur�justifiable burden of more than four
billion dollars, and .
�PHEREAS, these political pump-pT-+m�ng schemes if authoriaed would
furnish rrater to grow more surplus crops already heavi�q subsidized by the
taxpayers, and
i7F�F�A.S, the Colorado River Board o£ California, off7cial state agencp
charged with the responsibilitp of safegnarding California�s existing contracts
£or Colorado River water, has gone on record strong�jr opposing these measures.
I�Ol7, THER�ORE, BE IT RE.AlVED that the City Council o£ the City of
Chula Vista California respect£ully requests the representatives of the State
of California in the Congress of the United States to actively oppose the
enactment of these bills or any simi.lar proposals, and that certified copies
of this resolution be air mailed to our Congressional representatives� and
copies be made available to press and radio news sources.
ADOPPED AND APPROpED by the CITY COUNCII, of the CITY OF CfiUTA VISTA,
CALIFOFtNIA, this 22tr1 dap o£ March, 1955
AYES: COUNCZI,L�N Rader, DeGraaf, ts!aansell, Slnith, DeWo1Se
NAYS: COUNCILI'�N None
ABSENT: COUNCILI�+EN None
(S) Earl A. Mansell
�ayor o£ the City o£ Chula Vista
AT'i'EST: (S Ke th Campbe �u`�-G(
City Clerk
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