September 30, 1988
(House)
(Campbell (D) Colorado and 23 others)
The Administration opposes enactment of H.R. 2642 because the bill does not require thirty-year, straight-line amortization of the Federal irrigation assistance costs of the Animas-La Plata Project. This concept is a critical component of the agreement reached with non-Federal interests.
Ronald Reagan, Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 2642 - Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/328146