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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 1946
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
The War Department Civil Functions Appropriation Bill, 1947
(H. R. 5400), which I approved on May 2, 1946, makes appropriations for
a number of thoroughly worth-while projects that will further the develop-
ment of the water resources of the Nation. I am also glad to note that
the Congress, by the addition of certain provisos to the item for the
Kings River Project, California, has afforded an opportunity for assuring
that the Federal reclamation policy, including repayment and the wide
distribution of benefits, will apply to that project. This is in accoru-
ance with the view that I have heretofore expressed and the position
repeatedly taken by the late President Roosevelt. It is consistent with
the policies laid down by the Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1944.
Consistently with the action taken by the Congress on the Kings
River Project, I propose in the near future to send to the Congress my
recommendations regarding an over-all plan for the development of the water
resources of the Central Valley area in California. I am withholding
action in that regard pending receipt of comments from the Governor of
California. The over-all plan for the Central Valley area of California
will include means for achieving comprehensive development and utilization
of its water resources for all beneficial purposes, including irrigation
and power, and it will provide adequately for flood protection. It will
have regard for the need for integrated operation of reservoirs which is
essential for complete utilization of the land and water resources of the
area. It will provide for application in the Central Valley area of the
Federal reclamation policy-including repayment of costs and the wide
distribution of benefits. I hope that the Congress will, by the adoption
of that plan, act to put an end to a situation which, in California and in
Washington, has been productive of administrative confusion as well as
confusion to the general public.
In the meantime, in view of the legislative history of the
provisos in the Kings River item, and in view of the disadvantageous posi-
tion in which the Government would be placed if repayment arrangements
were unduly postponed, I am asking the Director of the Budget to impound
the funds appropriated for construction of the project, pending determina-
tion of the allocation of costs and the making of the necessary repayment
arrangements.