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V I'M E lV E N Y 1885-1941 LQU1S W MYERS JOHN O'MELVENY PA U LFU SSE LL w il l ia m w. Cl a r y HARRY L. DUNN JAMES L. BEEBE p ie r c e w o r k s HOMER is M ITCHELL GRAHAM L . STERLING. JR . W. B. CARMAN MAYNARO J . TOLL JACKSON W. CHANCE JAMES M. IR VINE . JR . SIDNEY H. WALL RICHARD C. BERGEN WILLIAM P. MARTIN DEANE F. JOHNSON RAY H. LINOMAN JAMES C .GR EENE WILLIAM W. ALSUP EDWARD C . FREUTEL. JR JOHN A . POWELL FREDERICK N.EOWAROS ADRIAN C. STANTON LAUREN M. WRIGHT RODNEY K.POTTER PH ILIP A. LOOMIS. JR . GEORGE F. ELMENDORF ROBERT W. LEWIS RUTH ANN SAYLES HOWARD J. DEARDS FRANKLIN T. HAMILTON JAMES E. DUNLAP PHILIP F. W ESTBROOK.JR. HUGH L. MACNEIL CLYOE E.TRITT ERNEST M .C LAR K. JR EVERETT B.CLARY BENNETT W. PRIEST JAMES E.CR OSS S U B J E C T E. HARLEY WALTHER JAM ES W. BEEBE RICHARD B. RAGLAND WARREN M.CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM E.W ILEY .JR . RICHARD F. IGL ROY E. POTTS ROGER WILLIAMS R .BRADBURY CLARK GILBERT E- NAAKH WENDELL B.W ILL WILLIAM L.SCOTT EDWARD B . SMITH, m "OONALO R. HOOGMAN R. BRUCE HOFFE NEVINS D-.YOUNG DOUGLAS F. RICHARDSON L A W O F F I C E S O F O’MELVENY S c MYERS • 4 3 3 S O U T H S P R I N G S T R E E T LOS ANGELES 1 3 February 24th 1 9 5 4 H O L L Y W O O D O F F I C E 6 9 2 0 S U N S E T B O U L E V A R D L O S A N G E L E S 2 6 C A B L E A D D R E S S ‘‘MOMS*’ I N R E P L Y R E F E R T O B-2805 LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Mr. Thomas A. Campbell President, Las Vegas Valley Water District 135 South Fourth Street Las Vegas, Nevada Dear Mr. Campbell: In connection with the issuance of bonds by the Las Vegas Valley Water District, we have indicated the need for federal legislation granting to the District and to Basic Management, Inc. (referred to as BMIH), the necessary lands and rights of way for the construction, maintenance and operation of their respective water facilities. For that purpose, proposed bills granting the District and BMI such lands and rights of way have been drafted and are enclosed herewith. A recapitulation of the pertinent facts necessitating such legislation will be given. Organization of District. The Las Vegas Valley Water District is a public corporation organized under an Act of the Nevada Legislature for the purpose of producing, transmitting and distributing water in the Las Vegas Valley and for the purpose of bringing in Colorado River water from Lake Mead to supplement the underground waters of the Las Vegas Valley. The district covers an area of 307 square miles in and about the City of Las Vegas and has an estimated population of 6 5 , 0 0 0 . The rapid growth and water demands of this area have caused a substantial overdraft on the underground water supplies, necessitating tion of water from Lake Mead. the importaPlans of District. In September, 1953, the electors of the District overwhelmingly approved the issuance of $8,700,000 of bonds. The bond issue has two principal purposes. One purpose is the acquisition of the existing wells, springs and the transmission and distribution facilities of the Las Vegas Land