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S T Y L E S B R ID G E S , N . H .. C H A IR M A N ?H O M E R F E R G U S O N , M IC H . O U Y C O R D O N . O R E O . L E V E R E T T S A L T O N S T A L L , M A S S . M IL T O N R . Y O U N G , N . D A K . W IL L IA M F . K H O W L A N D , C A L IF . E D W A R D J . T H Y E , M IN N . JO S E P H R . M C C A R T H Y , W I S . K A R L E . M U N D T , S . D A K . M A R G A R E T C H A S E S M IT H , M A IN E H E N R Y C . D W O R S H A K , IDAH O E V E R E T T M C K IN L E Y D IR K S E N , I L L . C A R L H A Y D E N , A R IZ . R IC H A R D B . R U S S E L L . G A . P A T M C C A R R A N , N E V . D E N N IS C H A V E Z . N . M E X . L I S T E R H IL L , A L A . 'j&ICnUeb s t a l e s S e n a t e H A R L E Y M . K IL G O R E . W . V A . JO H N L . M C C L E L L A N , A R K . A . W I L L IS R O B E R T S O N , V A . C O M M ITTE E ON APPRO PRIA TIO N S W A R R E N G . M A G N U S O N , W A S H . E V E R A R D H . S M IT H . C L E R K T H O M A S J . S C O T T . A S S T . C L E R K April 14, 1954 Mr. Harry E. Miller Secretary, Las Vegas Valley W M . R-Water District APR 19 900 South 5th Street Las Vegas, Nevada My dear friend Miller: M * i h m I am introducing the b ill you sent me with your le tte r of April 7, Julian Moore has stressed, in a le tter to me, the importance of getting not only this right-of-wav but also a right-of-way for the new District water line from the point where it leaves the Lake Mead-Hender3on line to Las Veeas. I am introducing also tie b ill he sent me March. 16, with, resard to granting rights-of—way to basic Manacement. trouble in the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, to which they must go; because they are extremely broad. Under these b i l l s , I think it would be possible for the District or Basic Management to demand virtually any land wanted for virtually any purpose whatsoever (including even the housing of workers) and I question whether the committee w ill be willing tc approve such broad language. Also, I fear the b ills may run into the so-called ’’Morse Formula” , which requires the payment of reasonable value for Federal land given to a local agency. However, I shall Jo what I can to overcome any such objection, and I think it can be soundly argued that in view of a ll the c ir ­cumstances in this case, and the promise (or at least the implied promise) that these rights-of-way would be granted, the b ills are entirely ju stifie d . I did think I should warn you that there may he troubles ahead. by the committee to f i l e reports cn tie b i l l s , and urging him to expedite his Department’ s reports as much as possible, and to make them as favorable as he can. I am also addressing a letter to Senator butler, Chairman of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, asking him tc soeed up handling of the b ills in his committee, and to try to help them along as much as he can. As a matter of fact, I think the b ills as drafted mav run into I am today writing the Secretary of the Interior, who will he asked Kindest personal regards. S Lncerely APR 1 9 1954 L. C. C.