University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Mike Mansfield Speeches Mike Mansfield Papers 1-22-1964 Columbia River Treaty Mike Mansfield 1903-2001 Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_speeches Recommended Citation Mansfield, Mike 1903-2001, "Columbia River Treaty" (1964). Mike Mansfield Speeches. 545. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mansfield_speeches/545 This Speech is brought to you for free and open access by the Mike Mansfield Papers at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mike Mansfield Speeches by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. January 22, 1964 COIJ :.fBIA RIVER TREATY Senator Lee tcal.f and I believe ~ e ew agreements on ~ e Tre ty wit C for Joint Develop nt of ~1e Columbia River could be t h happe to Western ontana since Hungry Horse Dam. Th v e.greei:lents, a.nnounc by President Johnson and Prime MJ.ninter Pearson, pave the va:y for completion of necessary financial arran - ents, ratification by C n8da1 end an early start on the construction of Libby D and t Canadian store. projects. Libby Dam, authoriz by Congress in 1:;501 vhen placed under construction vill provide a peak loynent of 1,925 workers and a peak p yroll of 13,300,000 in 1969, and a total payroll of 701 0001 000 betveen 1966 nd 1)74, assumi start of construction in 15166, according to Bonneville Power Administration estimates. Additionnll.y, Libby construction would result in purchases of local terial.s and supplies totalling about l .2 million during t s 9 years. Total Libby project cost Will be some 332,000,000. It will provide 51 0001 000 acre-feet of stora~ for downstream flood control on the Kootenai and Colunbia Rivers, and vill produce 750,000 kilowatts o! saleabl fim po r at aite and dovnetre 1 c bin • e 7.;0 1 000 kv figure is c uted by apiUYing t! e region' a aver 73 per cent load factor to t e 544,000 kw or pr e power ttribut tive to Libby bo at site and dovnstream. Mike Mansfield Papers: Series 21, Box 42 , Folder 24, Mansfield Library, University of Montana. Tne treaty io an outstanding coo er tio • e e.greemtHt would result in tr endoi.l.S be fits to bot countries. Lib y 1 tnat River to produce an esti ted 2001 000 additional kv of firm po r t 1 cost, and will provide im;portant flood protection in Can a. Flood control stora to be provided by Libby and the t1 e Conadian stcrage projects will still fall s 10rt of t;o e stor require~ to l!leet the Corps of Engineers' goal fo~~ control on the Columbia River. The ne tiating te8ll18 for both the United States and Canada are to be complimented for their tireless efforts in bringing about a workabl agreement on this most important issue. Mike Mansfield Papers: Series 21, Box 42 , Folder 24, Mansfield Library, University of Montana..