B-223725: Feb 20, 1987

THE INDEXED COST OF PLAN 6 IS ABOUT $1.1 BILLION AND THE INDEXED COST OF ORME DAM WOULD BE $166 MILLION. PLAN 6 IS NOT A "SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE" FOR ORME DAM AS AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 301(A) OF THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT ACT. SINCE THE CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT (CAP) WAS AUTHORIZED IN 1968. SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 WERE ENACTED. SEVERAL LOCAL ENTITIES WILL CONTRIBUTE...

B-223725: Jun 9, 1987

IS NOT A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ORME DAM AND RESERVOIR. WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 301(A) OF THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT ACT. WE DO NOT THINK THAT PLAN 6 WAS AUTHORIZED AS A RESULT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. IS MODIFIED. METZENBAUM: THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST OF MARCH 18. PLAN 6 IS NOT A "SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE" TO ORME DAM. YOU PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS OF...

B-223725: Published: Jun 9, 1987. Publicly Released: Jul 20, 1987.

In response to a congressional request, GAO reconsidered its opinion that an alternative plan to the Orme Dam required reauthorization. GAO had originally held that, although the plan was not a suitable alternative to Orme Dam, Congress appropriated additional funds and there was no legal basis for objecting to the Department of the Interior's implementation of the plan. Upon further review, GAO e...