871 RES UNDER AUTHORITY OF RES ADOPTED MAY 21 1957 UNDER CONSIDERATION IS RESERVOIR ON SANDERS CREEK• 0
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u;der authority oi u re-solution adopted i,iay 21, I9~57 by the
ConLr~ittee ~~n ruolic ',i~rt;s, U:.ited States Hcuse ci ~~eprese~~t~tives, the G~_rps
~,f En,ineers, U. Arirj, has under consideration a reservoir on Sanders
Creek fcr fluod cur.trol, water supply ar.d related purposes, und
s~d:EKEAS, ur_der provis;uns of the tlater Supply ';ct cf 1938 (Title TIi
Pualic ~a'uv 500-8b) water supply storage icr municipal cr industrial uses
may be included in any reserveir project planned by the Cerps of Er.gineers,
provided that pefrre start of c-vnstruction State cr lucal interests shall
a,ree to pay the cost c: such storaue, and
:'uHL:ttAS, the 'ity of PUris$ Texas, considers the proposed reserv-oir
oi, Sanders Creek as a desirable source of riater supply ar.d has furnishec~. ir,-
tormaticn tc-, the Ccrps of ir,ginee_rs regarding tiie anticipated iuture needs,
ar,.d
jH~P,EAS, the Ccrps ~_:r r;-,ci!:eers has requested cpinicns otz willether or
r.,.t the ~ity of Pa.~is would be prepareci to enter intc can tru-ct witii the
Uiiited States for i,:a±er supply storaye in said proposed reservoir at the
apprupriute ti::ie, a!,,d
is u:iderstcod thot the securin; cf proper vtatAr rights
iTOi'.1 the State : ic Texas is the respo;;sibility oi lccal i:iterests, ana
the City or Fa?,is earr.2stly desi.res that the Ccrps of
Eriyirieers,, U. S. ,~r:ny, cor.tinue the survey imrestigations and prepare, ror
sub^lission t tne C~_r.gress, a rep-.,rt presenting the iiridings and reco:,inenda-
ii._;ns k,:itn respect t-- said reservoir, and
BE iT RE"SCL`JED BY t;~e ~ity of Faris, Texas, tnut tne
City of PUris nerebv reuests the Ccrps of c.rioir;eers, U. S. :;rmy to include
viater supply storaye in the proposed Sanders Cree1< :ieservoir sufficient to
yield ~~D million gallcns daily, and
7:HAT, the City cf Paris recojnizes the respcnsi.bility of repayment
to the United States, all c~_sts allccated to water supply in event the
reservoir is ccnstructed by the 'Federal Government, ar;G
TI-IAT, the City of Paris, will at such ti~ne as required uy tne Corps
of Engir.eers, U. S. yr.ny~ agree to pGy the costs allr,cated to water supply
in said reservoir, arld
THAT, the City of Paris will, at the bppropriate time, acc{uire the
necessary wiater rights frcm the State cf Texas.
Passed arid adopted this l"Oth day of June, A. D., 1959.
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