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               UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                                              FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                              EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. EDT
                                              TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1974

                        SUMMARY STATEMENT OF
                  BALTAS E. BIRKLE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
             RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
               UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                             BEFORE THE
           CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE
                               OF THE
                 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
                      HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                 ON
                    PROPOSED POWER RATE INCREASE
                    BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S
                       CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT

MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:

     WE ARE PLEASED TO APPEAR TODAY AT THE REQUEST OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

TO DISCUSS OUR REPORT ON THE PROPOSED JANUARY 1974 POWER RATE INCREASE

FOR THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA.

OUR REVIEW WAS MADE PURSUANT TO YOUR LETTER TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

OF JULY 24, 1973, AS MODIFIED BY SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR

OFFICE WHICH REQUESTED US TO EVALUATE THE REASONABLENESS OF 11

CONTENTIONS MADE BY OPPONENTS OF THE BUREAU'S PROPOSED 51.6-PERCENT

POWER RATE INCREASE FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT.

     THE REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF OUR REVIEW WAS PRESENTED TO THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER 19, 1973 (B-125042). WITH YOUR PERMISSION,

MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE, AT THIS TIME, TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD A

COPY OF THE REPORT AND A COPY OF OUR RESPONSE TO THE ADDITIONAL



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