UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .­ tI.5. ,.:> • <Longrrssional1Rccord d PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 93 CONGRESS FIRST SESSION VOLUME 119-PART 16 JUNE 15, 1973 TO JUNE 22, 1973 (PAGES 19757 TO 21050) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, 1973 June 18, 1973 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE 19997 (From the Deseret News, Salt Lake City Just as there was a concerted sclentlftc Utah to use its fair share of Colorado River (Utah) June 14,1973] effort that put Americans on the moon, there Basin water, as allocated by the Colorado MORTON SHOULD RECONSIDER IDs should now be an all-out effort to solve River Compact which decades ago set up the KAIPAROWITS DECISION America's needs for more power here on formula by which the water was to be divided earth. among the states. As the fair and reasonable man he has If Congress Is Influenced by the unfounded constantly shown himself to be, Interior arguments presented by the Sierra Club, SecretaJ'y Rogers Morton ought to reconsider CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT Utah's share of the Colorado Basin watel' wlll his decision killing the KaiparoWits power Mr. MOSS. Mr. President, a great de­ end up In California. KLUB believes the Cen­ project. tral Utah Project should be financed a"d The need for a review Is clear from the bate is raging in my State of Utah over completed as soon as possible. report by one of the electric utilities Involved the environmental impact of the central that the decision was reached Without the Utah project of the Colorado River stor­ benefit of a new environmental Impact state­ rge project, and particularly of the "AM:ERICA-AN UNCOMPLETED ment to be SUbmitted In the next 30 days. Bonneville UrJt, a key unit which will WORK," MRS. LYNDON B. JOHN­ We don't suggest that the fate of the bring more water for municipal and in­ Kaiparowits project ~Inge solely on an en­ SON'S COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS vironmental study prepared by those with dustrial use to heavily popUlated AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA a financial Interest In making sure the coal­ Wasatch Front area of the State. With­ Mr. KENNEDY. :Mr. President, I would burning power plant Is built. out completion of this unit, the heart­ like to take tItis opportunity to express Nor would we argue that the environmental land of Utah will run short of water in my admiration and respect for a great statement Is the last word on the Impact on several years. Kaiparowits even though It's the latest, The lady and former First Lady of the United Recently KLUB, a public-spirited States, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. work on the study was done before this radio station in Salt Lake City, broad­ week's Supreme Court ruling that there must So many'of us here, I am sure, can be no "significant" deterioration In the qual­ cast an editorial which gives the essence testify to the honest elcgance with which ity of the air In areas where It Is already of the arguments being offered by those she has sharcd so much of herself, and cleaner than what Is prescribed by federal who oppose central Utah, and those who to the energy and enthusiasm underly­ law. favor it, and comes down emphatically ing the rccord of her activc commitment But It's easy to verify or discredit what the on the side of completing the project to improving the quality of lifc for all utilities say, and they ought to claim the as soon as possible. I asI;; unanimous project can be bUilt without doing unaccept­ of us. consent that the KLUB editorial of June Even after the loss of her husband last able damage to the environment. 5, 1973, be printed in- the RECORD. Even wlt\'out this environmental Impact ycar-a tragic loss for all Americans­ statement, there's room 'for wondering pre­ There being no objection, the editorial Mrs. Johnson has continued to strive, in cisely what constitutes a "significant" deteri­ was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, a great many capacities, in both public oration In the quality of the air, A standard as follows: und private, to serve her guiding moral that vagnely seems to Invite much litigation. KLUB RADIO PUBLIC AFFAIRS 'PROGaAM BROAD­ principle and strongest trait; a deep That likelihood seems enhanced by the fact CAST, JUNE 5, 1973 abiding faith in humanity. the Supreme Court did not provide gnldance Completion of the vital Central Utah Con­ through a written opinion. As a public figure and businesswoman servation Project, on which some eighty mil­ ~hs. Moreover, the rich coal deposits In the lion dollars has already been spent, Is now before entering the White House, Kalpwrowlts plateau can't be allowed to drawing strong opposition from several so­ Johnson committed herself to many remain undeveloped forever. called environmental groups, varied interests and involvements, rang­ Indeed, Secretary Morton tacitly conceded The organIzation making the loudest noise ingfrom managing her husand's congres­ as much himself when he urged this week at the present time Is the California-based sional office in Washington and owning that work go ahead on finding ways to meet Sierril Club. This club Is well-known to Utall­ and operating a radio station in Texas, the power needs of the Southwest Without ans. It has made nationwide protests against doing serious damage to precious sce:llc and to supervising the family cattle ranches every Utah water project for more than 25 and cotton lands in Alabama. With her recreation areas that should be preserved for years. The main fight between Utah state future generations. officials and the Sierra Club took place In the fine reputation and many successes, she In fact, only six months ago the Interior "fifties" over the Upper Colorado River Proj­ has received numerous business awards Department's own study on power needs In ect, which 1}as resulted In the creation of and citations for her humanitarianism the Southwest acknOWledged there seems to such recreation spots as FI8Jlling GOl'ge aJld and togetherness. be no practical alternative to the construc­ Lako Powell. During her years in the White House, tion of coal-burning power plants If the Now the Sierra Club Is battling completion power needs of the next two decades are to Mrs. Johnson always wonderfully com­ of the Central Utah Project whlcl:1 would bined grace with initiative in perform­ be met. bring water from the Uinta Mountains Intp The basic question Is not whether such the Wasatch Front, and most of Central Utah ing her varied duties, earning for her a plants should be built but where they should even to points as far west as Delta. place in the history of First Ladies along­ be located-near congested cities already suf­ KLUB believes that the Central Utah Proj­ side Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Eleanor fering from air pollution, or In outlying rural ect should be completed as soon as possible. Roosevelt. l'reas where we all like to go to get away Of course It will change some of .the Utah Every AmerIcan who is Indebted to from urban smog? enVironment, but we believe that those the greatness of the late President John­ It's seldom, if ever, an easy choice, and changes w1ll be for the better. Secretary Morton Is certainly to be com­ son owes something also to Lady Bird While some stream fishing In the Uintas because of the way she was always t.here mended for wanting to make sure that what­ will not be as good as It has been In the past, ever power development takes place In the construction and enlargement of reservoirs to support him. As Mr. Johnson said on Southwest 18 the right kind of development. will provide water for many more fish and his 61st birthday last year: But the country has a stake In makt.'lg sure fishermen than the streanlS now can handle. Presidents are lonely people. The only ones that stagnation doesn't set In for want of The avowed purpose of the Central Utah they really are sure of all the time are their more power. The Ideal would be both more Water Conservancy District, as stated In Its womenfolk. energy and a cleaner environment-and that recent annual report, Is to "Improve living objective doesn't seem entirely beyond reach In Utah by providing not only mucl:1 needed As First Lady, Mrs. Johnson also often as technology advances. When we can't have water, but also better recreational, wildlife, had to take politics on herself. In 1964, both, let's strive for a reasonable balance be­ and outdoor facilities to the residents of she traveled all over the 8t>uth cam­ tween the two. Utah." paigning for her husband and discu<;slng For the time being, the West can live With The cO!1servancy district board has for­ Secretary Morton's decision on Kaiparowits. such issues as cIvIl rights, when civIl mally recommended "that funds be made rights was particularly explosive. nut It should be Subject to constant review available to the Forest Service and the Na­ in light of new technological advances and tional Park Service so tha.t ... recre.a.tlonal On behalf of the Government, Mrs. new environmental studies like the one that facilitIes can be completed concurrently with Johnson also traveled to over 30 coun­ is soon to be submitted. the construction of each feature of the Cen­ tries, spreading her good will and en­ Moreover, with gasoline In short supply tral utah Project." while aU and natural gas reserves dr.>p dan­ thusiasm.