Resolution No. 625RESOLUTION NO. 625
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
SUPPORTING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT ACT
WHEREAS, United States Senators Thomas H. Kuchel and George Murphy
of California, 34 California Congressmen, and three Congressmen from
Arizona have introduced legislation known as the "Lower Colorado River
Basin Project Act: which provides a program for the further comprehensive
development of the water resources of the Lower Colorado River Basin
and also provides for additional water supplies for use in both the Upper
and Lower basins, and
WHEREAS, this Bill directs the Secretary of Interior to examine
current and long -range supply and demand within the Colorado River Basin,
which investigation is to be completed within three years and is to provide
for imporation of at least 22 million acre -feet of water per year, and
WHEREAS, protection is to be afforded all existitg projects
in the Lower Basin now diverting water from the Colorado River, including
those California uses up to 4.4 million acre -fee per year, and
WHEREAS, a Regional Water Commission shall be appointed consisting of
federal, state, and local officials to coordinate and make recommendations
concerning the proper utilization of Colorado River waters and necessary
projects to augment these supplies, and
WHEREAS, a basin fund will be created as the financial and
accounting vehicle receiving the revenues from the sale of water and power
and from other sources and reimbursing the Federal Treasury for its
expenditures pursuant to reclamation law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, th& the City Council of the City
of Cypress does support the legislation entitled "Lower Colorado River
Basin Project Act ".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Metropolitan Water District for introduction during the hearings to
be held before the Subcommitee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the House
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress, at
a regular meeting held on the 23rd day of August, 1965.
MAYOR OF THE CITY1CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
F THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the said
City Council held on the 23rd day of August, 1965, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEN: Gorzeman, Kanel, McCArney, and Noe
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMEN: Wright
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