HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 77-133RESOlUtIOM N0. 71-133
A IlESOLUTtON OF THE CITY COUNCIL dF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT� CAL1FORrIIA. OPPOSIi1G THE 160
ACRE LIMITATIdI PROYISIONS OF THE 1902 RECIAMATION
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WEREAS. �5 yea�s fiare passed since passa9e of the 1902 Reclamation
�t. �1ng aA1ch tlwe agriculture has changed into a highly �nechaniled tech-
ntul food tndustry. the characteristics af �rhich uere never anttcipated at
the tt�e ot the passage of the originat Act; and.
I�IEREAS. a crisis Aas been brought about by a recent decision of
tAe Ninth U. S. Clrcuit Court of Ilppeals -- which ruled that the 16d acre
li�iUtion per oNne�-fanner prortsions of the 1402 Reclamation Act do apply
to tolor�do River liater supplted throuyh the All-American Canai and to users
of feder�lir funded aater suppliea by the Colorado River Aqueduct for far�ninq
Py1'�1pStf: i11d
NHEREAS. enforcdnent of the 160 ac�e farm limitation is expected
W crN te egrlcultural economic chaos in the Coachella Yailey; and
WHEREAS. this C1ty and the other cities of Eastern Riverside County.
betause of thei� i�terdependenct upon. and inte9ration with. the agricultural
econanit structure. would suffer i►reparable fiscal and social damage from
the enforcement of the fk t at a tfine ahen inflation and unemployment have
alreadr eroded the dollar to a� alarniing low point.
NOW. iHEREFORE, 8E IT RESOIYED. that the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert does fiereby unamimouslr recomme�d and request that the 1902
Reclan�atlon Act be replaced with a daument meetinq the needs of modern
agricultu�e and eioCern cfvilization: which respects the rights of private
citilens to their owrt prope�ty: respects prior vested wate� rights; respects
previous Goverrment contracts; and does not infringe on human, Co�stitutional.
anE iegal rights of the p�ivate property rnmers xho happer� to be reteivinq
tolorado River water.
PASSED. APPROYED. and AOOPTEO by the City Council of the Citr of Palm
Desert. Glifornia. on this 1Q�h day of November , 197T� by
the following vote. to wit:
ArES: Brush, McPherson. Ilewbrander, wilson 6 Mullins
lqES: NonE
ABSENT: No�e
ABSTAIN: Mone
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