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Show 410 INTERNATIONAL TREATIES (3) For the purpose of flood control after the expiration of sixty years from the ratification date, and for so long as the flows in the Columbia River in Canada continue to contribute to potential flood hazard in the United States of America, Canada shall, when called upon by an entity designated by the United States of America for that purpose, operate within the limits of existing facilities any storage in the Columbia River basin in Canada as the entity requires to meet flood control needs for the duration of the flood period for which the call is made. (4) The return to Canada for hydroelectric operation and the com- pensation to Canada for flood control operation shall be as set out in Articles V and VI. (5) Any water resource development, in addition to the Canadian storage, constructed in Canada after the ratification date shall not be operated in a way that adversely affects the stream flow control in the Columbia River within Canada so as to reduce the flood control and hydroelectric power benefits which the operation of the Canadian storage in accordance with the operating plans in force from time to time would otherwise produce. (6) As soon as any Canadian storage becomes operable Canada shall commence operation thereof in accordance with this Article and in any event shall commence full operation of the Canadian storage de- scribed in Article 11(2) (b) and Article 11(2) (c) within five years of the ratification date and shall commence full operation of the bal- ance of the Canadian storage within nine years of the ratification date. article v Entitlement to Downstream Power Benefits (1) Canada is entitled to one half the downstream power benefits determined under Article VII. (2) The United States of America shall deliver to Canada at a point on the Canada-United States of America boundary near Oliver, Brit- ish Columbia, or at such other place as the entities may agree upon, the downstream power benefits to which Canada is entitled, less (a) transmission loss, (b) the portion of the entitlement disposed of under Article VIII(l), and (c) the energy component described in Article VIII (4). (3) The entitlement of Canada to downstream power benefits begins for any portion of Canadian storage upon commencement of its opera- tion in accordance with Annex A and pursuant to a hydroelectric operating plan made thereunder. ARTICLE VI Payment for Flood Control (1) For the flood control provided by Canada under Article IV(2) (a) the United States of America shall pay Canada in United States funds: (a) 1,200,000 dollars upon the commencement of operation of the storage referred to in subparagraph (a) (i) thereof, |