[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
  S. 134. A bill to authorize the construction of the Arkansas Valley 
Conduit in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I am introducing the Arkansas Valley 
Conduit bill, which will ensure the construction of a pipeline that 
will provide the small, financially strapped towns and water agencies 
along the lower Arkansas River with safe, clean, affordable water. This 
project was originally authorized by Congress in 1962, over 40 years 
ago, as a part of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. Due to several long 
years of drought and increasing Federal water quality standards, 
current water delivery methods are not enough. By creating an 80-
percent Federal, 20-percent local cost share formula to help offset the 
construction costs of the conduit, this legislation will protect the 
future of southeastern Colorado's drinking water supplies and prevent 
further economic hardship.
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