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A statement by Congressman John J. McFall, who represents San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County, who is in full support of the project, and Congressman George Miller, of Alameda County, who is in full support of the project. There is also a favorable statement by Representative Charles S. Gubser.

With your permission I would like to submit this information that I have spoken about from the Congressmen plus the organizations and communities that are in full support of the legislation.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Without objection the statements of the Members of Congress mentioned will be received for the record in the appropriate place immediately following the testimony of those Members present here this morning to testify and the other information will be received, Mr. Johnson, for inclusion in the record subject to the rules of the committee.

Mr. JOHNSON. With that, Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you at this time, and if there are any questions at this time I would only be too glad to try and answer them. I will be a member of the subcommittee and also the full committee. So any questions that any members might have I would be glad to answer this morning.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Aspinall?

Mr. ASPINALL. No questions.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Skubitz?
Mr. SKUBITZ. No questions.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Udall?

Mr. UDALL. I just want to say to my colleague how much I appreciate the statement this morning and how much I have enjoyed sitting next to him these years on this committee. He is a builder and believes in developing the resources of this country.

He is with us, before us now on a very fine project which I can certainly support. Our States have had differences, but Congressman Johnson and I have had very few; and I know when the time comes, as I know it will shortly, to do something on this Arizona project we can count on the same kind of support from him that I am getting now and have always given to sound projects such as this one in the State of California and that's all I have, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Hansen?

Mr. HANSEN. I would also like to compliment the gentleman. We are certainly in sympathy with his problems as we have many such problems in the State of Idaho. I am very interested in this.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. White of Idaho?

Mr. WHITE of Idaho. I supported this gentleman the last time around, and I will do the same thing this time.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Reinecke?

Mr. REINECKE. I too want to congratulate Mr. Johnson and indicate my full support-and certainly the recent floods in northern California have indicated the devastating need for such a project-and, since it shows such an excellent benefit ratio, I am looking forward to its passage.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. White of Texas?

Mr. WHITE of Texas. With such unanimity, I am sure it is a fine project.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Roncalio?

Mr. RONCALIO. I would be happy to support my colleague. I was in California and got firsthand knowledge of the need for it from the flood control aspect.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Burton of California?

Mr. BURTON of California. I would like to commend our senior colleague on this side of the aisle for his persistence and diligence in pursuing this project. We have high hopes as a result of his patience and the indulgence given by the committee, our colleagues in the House, we may be successful this time and I would like to associate myself in the remarks of Mr. Johnson in his presentation of the worthwhile nature of this legislation.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Burton of Utah?

Mr. BURTON of Utah. It sounds like you got a committee that is really gung-ho behind you.

As you know, I was with the gentleman from California in this area last year-and I certainly intend to support the project, too.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Wyatt?

Mr. WYATT. I have no questions.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Sisk, the Chairman welcomes you back to the committee that you started out on.

STATEMENT OF HON. B. F. SISK, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Mr. SISK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I am always very happy to come back. It looks like I need to come back more regularly, though, because I find there have been some changes in personnel here.

Let me say that I introduced this legislation in the 87th Congress, again in the 88th Congress and, of course, have joined with my distinguished colleague, Mr. Johnson, in the reintroduction during the 89th Congress and will be in full support of the legislation.

We in California continue to meet further development of our water resources as well as the protection of flood control projects. This is a very important and very vital project, not immediately in my area, but certainly having a great bearing on the future project which of course one of these days will be before you.

So, Mr. Chairman, being one of those who feels that in view of what I have heard here this morning, it is not well to filibuster and I ask the Chairman permission to file a statement with the committee. Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Without objection it is so ordered. Mr. Sisk you may file a statement.

(The statement of Mr. Sisk referred to follows:)

STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN B. F. SISK

Mr. Chairman, it is a privilege to appear before the members of this subcommittee, upon which I formerly served, to ask you to recommend H.R. 485 by Congressman Johnson, which is identical to my H.R. 902, to authorize the AuburnFolsom South unit of the Central Valley project.

You will have ample opportunity to acquaint yourselves with the technical and economics aspects of this proposal. I know you will be impressed, as I am, with the urgent need, the soundness and the extremely high ratio of benefits to costs on this project.

I would like to emphasize the widespread and practically unanimous support this project has, even from organizations and individuals relatively remote from its immediate benefits. I know how important you will consider this in your deliberations. In my experience, I do not believe I have seen a project which has the backing from such a widespread geographical area as this. This partially stems from the immediate merit of the project, and also because it is recognized as an essential step toward further developments your committee will consider in the future. It also means there is a growing appreciation on the part of Californians that the present units of the Central Valley project are functioning effectively, that our water problems are statewide in scope and that they must be tackled and solved area by area, but through cooperation and mutual assist

ance.

It also means we are recognizing that our great needs, our exploding population, our thirst for water for people and for farming to feed and clothe them, can be met only by the best efforts we can put forth at the local, State, and Federal levels in developing projects, with each agency in an assigned field, but working in full cooperation.

Many water groups and other interested individuals and organizations in the area I represent have expressed to me their strong support of the Auburn-Folsom South project and have asked me to make that support known to your committee. Among them are: Kings River Water Association; Central California Irrigation District; Fresno Irrigation District; the Board of Supervisors of Fresno County; the Board of Supervisors of Merced County; Merced Irrigation District; LeGrandAthlone Water District; Raisin City Water District.

We desperately need water, not to develop new farms and cities, but to sustain those we have. I most earnestly urge you to give the green light to these most needed works, and that you continue as you have, to plan for the future.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Aspinall?

Mr. ASPINALL. Mr. Chairman, it is good to see our colleague back here again. It is good to see a friendly face over from the Rules Committee.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Are there any further questions? If not, Mr. Sisk, we will release you to go back to the Rules Committee and continue to help projects coming up.

Mr. SISK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Harlan Hagen. Mr. Hagen, it is nice to welcome you before the subcommittee.

STATEMENT OF HON. HARLAN HAGEN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Mr. HAGEN. Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of this committee, one of the de facto rules of the House is that if you won your case, quit talking; and that appears to be the case here. So I will not engage in any repetitive testimony.

My principal interest in this project is that it is a building block for the East Side Division which would serve areas south of the present project, including portions of my district. It has been approved by experts in the Reclamation Department, in the Comptroller General's Office, and so forth. We regard these projects as an investment in capital assets of the United States, for the long-range progress of our country which may be necessary-vitally necessary in times of war and desirable in times of peace.

The areas to be served by this project are already established agricultural areas and it is truly supplemental water.

We produce many specialty crops in California that are only grown there such as walnuts, almonds, and so forth, which will be served by the water from this project and it has my hearty endorsement.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Would you feel, Mr. Hagen, that you would be able to harvest those crops?

Mr. HAGEN. This is a question. We are having problems at the moment to find labor to harvest these crops. We disagree with some of the things that have taken place with respect to that.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. You are willing to take that chance, though? Mr. HAGEN. We are willing to take that chance, yes.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Mr. Aspinall?

Mr. ASPINALL. It is always good to see my colleague who came here the same time I did and has been here ever since.

I do not take these remarks too seriously that you hear around here. We still have a bill here on this project and that is why we are going to write the record in spite of these announced intentions to support these.

Mr. HAGEN. We are deeply appreciative of your ability in the way you run this committee and the attitude that you have had on California development and I might say that the overwhelming majority of our delegation support the developments in other parts of the country because we feel that it is truly a long-range capital investment in our future in this country.

Mr. ASPINALL. Do not take the remarks too seriously, but it is nice to see you come back.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Any further questions of Mr. Hagen?

Mr. Hagen, what he means is that we are preparing this for the appellate court. Thank you very much. Would you like to file a state

ment?

Mr. HAGEN. No; I will just add that to the record.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Thank you.

(The statements of other Members follow:)

STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN E. Moss, THIRD DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2073 AND OTHER BILLS TO AUTHORIZE AUBURN-FOLSOM SOUTH PROJECT

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to present my views to this distinguished committee in support of my own legislation, H.R. 2073, and companion measures to authorize the construction and operation of two vital Federal reclamation projects, the Auburn Dam and Reservoir and the Folsom South Canal.

As you know, this measure has wide support including that of Secretary Udall and California's Governor Brown. If any additional testimony needs to be given to illustrate the urgent need for the approval of this legislation, I can point to the flood control aspects of the project.

All of you will recall the press reports of last December and January describing the damage caused by the ravaging flood waters in northern California. The county of Sacramento, which I have the honor to represent in the Congress, would have been spared considerable property damage and levee erosion along the Sacramento River had the Auburn Dam project already been constructed. The Army Corps of Engineers had stated that if the heavy rains had continued for just 1 more day the reservoir behind Folsom Dam would have been unable to hold the added runoff and that damage downstream to the Sacramento community would have been in the millions of dollars.

As a result of the heavy flow of floodwaters in the Sacramento River, it has been necessary to seek additional funds to enable the Army Corps of Engineers to remove snags and debris from the navigation channel. Flood protection for the Sacramento area will, with the construction of these projects, be increased

with the addition of 250,000 acre-feet of primary flood control storage in Auburn Reservoir.

After the flood control season is past, the Auburn storage will be used for badly needed conservation of water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes. California is still growing in population by 12,000 persons every week and the water and power needs of this most populous State are outstripping all the joint efforts of local, State, and Federal agencies. The Auburn-Folsom South unit would help greatly to meet this pressing need.

I strongly urge, Mr. Chairman, that this $425 million Auburn-Folsom South unit be built as soon as possible to provide not only flood control, additional water, and hydroelectric power to the people of California, but also to make possible the development of further badly needed recreational opportunities for our growing population.

STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN J. MCFALL, DEMOCRAT, OF CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE AUBURN-FOLSOM SOUTH UNIT, AMERICAN RIVER DIVISION, CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT

Mr. Chairman, thank you for this opportunity to present a statement in support of H.R. 485 by Congressman Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson, a member of the subcommittee, and bills introduced by Congressmen George Miller, John Moss, B. F. Sisk, Robert Leggett, and myself, all of which are substantially identical. We are hopeful that this legislation having direct and indirect benefits on each of our congressional districts will receive congressional approval this year in order that initial funding can be accomplished and work may begin.

All of the factors which led to approval of similar legislation by Interior and Insular Affairs Committees of the House and Senate last year are still present. In fact, the need for the Auburn-Folsom South unit of the Central Valley project has increased with the passage of time. Additional strong support for it has been voiced in many quarters.

The floods in our State last winter emphasized the wisdom of providing additional storage space for flood control as Auburn-Folsom South will do. California's continued population growth has increased the demand for electrical energy the project will produce, the industrial and municipal water it will provide, the irrigation water it will make available, and the many other attendant benefits which will accrue.

As noted during my appearance before your committee last year, the benefitsto-cost ratio of nearly 4 to 1 marks the project as one of the most sound investments the Federal Government could make. Interior Secretary Stewart Udall has termed the unit, as planned, a "model of multipurpose developments."

Of particular interest to the residents of my district, comprising San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, is the Folsom South Canal feature. It is designed to carry 852,000 acre-feet of water annually along a 67-mile route. Nearly 400,000 acres of farmland in San Joaquin and adjoining Sacramento County would be served. The city of Stockton would receive supplemental municipal and industrial water, thus removing a threat to future growth which a shortage of water now represents.

Much of the acreage to be served by agricultural water from the canal now is supplied by deep wells. Many of them are at dangerously low levels because of the continually decreasing ground water level. Without supplemental water, within a few years the agricultural economy of San Joaquin County can be expected to suffer great damage because of the forced reduction in irrigated acreage.

The Folsom South Canal also is considered a key to providing water to thirsting acres of farmland and other communities farther south. As planned, sufficient capacity would be included in the canal for its use as the initial link of the proposed East Side division. Substantial savings thus can be realized in bringing supplemental water supplies to Stanislaus County and other areas along the eastern slopes of the San Joaquin Valley as far south as Bakersfield. Because of the inevitable lag between authorization and completion of projects of this magnitude and in order to take positive action to diminish the danger to agriculture and our cities, I urge the committee to approve the Auburn-Folsom South project as soon as possible. It has the strong endorsement of the adminis'tration, the people of our State; and I am confident the Congress will vote its approval when the legislation comes up for consideration.

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