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C O P Y 0 ’MELVENY & MYERS 433 South Spring Street Los Angeles 13 February 24th 1 9 5 4 in reply refer t© Subjectt 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 BMI'*), 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 corporationorganized 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 65,000. The rapid growth and water demands of this area have caused a substantial over­draft on the underground water Importation of water from Lake Mseuapdp.lies, necessitating the * *he District oofv eDrlwshuerlwm-in gl,yI na pSperpotveembde rt,h e 1i95s3s,u antchee oefl e$c8to,r7s0 0,000 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