HomeMy WebLinkAbout65-76 - Lower Colorado River Basin Act - SupportingRESOLUTION NO. 65-76
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
SUPPORTING THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT ACT AND
URGING ITS ADOPTION.
WHEREAS, the objectives of the Lower Colorado River Basin Project
Act are to provide for the further comprehensive development of the water
resources of the Lower Colorado River Basin and to provide for additional
water supplies for use in both the Upper and Lower Basins; and
WHEREAS, hearings on this Act will be held before the Sub -Committee
on Irrigation and Reclamation of the House Internal and Insular Affairs
Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, of
which this City is a part, vigorously supports this legislation in the
interest not only of Southern California but of the entire Pacific Southwest;
and
WHEREAS, this Act provides for the protection of existing California
uses of Colorado River water and directs the Secretary of the Interior to
explore possibilities of supplementary water supply for the entire Colorado
River Basin; and
WHEREAS, this City Council desires to join with the Metropolitan Water
District in support of this legislation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa, hereby endorses, supports and urges the adoption of the Lower
Colorado River Basin Project Act as far-sighted legislation in the best
interests of the City, of Southern California, and the entire Pacific
Southwest; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to Congressman
James B. Utt.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of August, 1965• L1
r of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST: /`G�-
it _e of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 65-76 was duly and
regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of August, 1965•
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
DATED: August
23,
1965
City
Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa