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Harry Reid: “Let me, first of all, make sure I stated my previous answer properly. When I talked about 41 million acres, I want…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2001
Let me, first of all, make sure I stated my previous answer properly. When I talked about 41 million acres, I want everyone to understand that it was originally 36.4 million acres and we increased that and set aside 1.1 million acres for this water conservation program. In response to the Senator's question, if State engineers, for whatever reason, decided under State law they didn't want to do whatever the State authority is, it wouldn't be done. We have had a troubling situation with the Truckee River. I get so upset at that State engineer. I think sometimes he does not know what he is doing. He knows a lot more about water rights than I do. He has a right to do whatever he wants to do. This wouldn't change that.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing water conservation and state authority over water rights.

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