H.C.R. 3

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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING FLAMING GORGE
2 DAM AND RESERVOIR AND GLEN CANYON
3 DAM AND LAKE POWELL
4 2001 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Sponsor: Gordon E. Snow
7 This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor urges Congress and Utah's
8 congressional delegation to recognize the benefits that Lake Powell, the Glen Canyon Dam,
9 Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and Flaming Gorge Dam bring to the people of Utah and to
10 visitors from around the world. The resolution urges Congress to oppose any effort to
11 breach Glen Canyon Dam or Flaming Gorge Dam.
12 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
13 WHEREAS, the existence of Glen Canyon Dam and Flaming Gorge Dam has allowed the
14 seven Colorado River Basin states to share and cooperatively plan for the beneficial use of water
15 for citizens;
16 WHEREAS, Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge Reservoir provide water storage capability
17 in the Colorado River system for the citizens of the seven states;
18 WHEREAS, electric generating facilities at Glen Canyon Dam and Flaming Gorge Dam
19 provide electricity for more than a million households;
20 WHEREAS, millions of visitors annually enjoy the recreational amenities and
21 world-renown fisheries at Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge Reservoir; and
22 WHEREAS, the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam and the Flaming Gorge Dam has
23 caused the emergence of a rich riparian habitat below the dams that did not previously exist:
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
25 Governor concurring therein, urge the United States Congress and the members of Utah's
26 congressional delegation to recognize and appreciate the water, power, recreation, and
27 environmental benefits resulting from the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam and the Flaming

28 Gorge Dam and the filling of Lake Powell and the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and the benefits to
29 the citizens of the state of Utah and the other Colorado River states from the existence of Lake
30 Powell and Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor urge the United
32 States Congress to oppose any effort to breach or remove Glen Canyon Dam or Flaming Gorge
33 Dam, or drain Lake Powell or Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the President of the
35 United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members
36 of Utah's congressional delegation.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-18-01 1:52 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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