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Show date which included suggested amendments to effectuate the resolution. Comparison of August 16, 1965 Draft of H. R. 4671 With February 8, 1966 Recommended Revision A comparison with respect to the points in the resolution of the August 16, 1965 draft of bill with the February 8, 1966 Recommended Revision draft follows: August 16, 1965 Draft 1. Directed the Secretary to administer the Act so that diversions from the mainstream of the Colorado River below Lee Ferry would be limited, when necessary, to assure availability of water of sufficient quantity to provide for the consumptive use in the Upper Basin of 7.5 million acre-feet of water, or such part thereof that might be physically available after a delivery of 75 million acre-feet at Lee Ferry in any period of ten consecutive years. Recommended Revision February 8, 1966 1. Required the Secretary to promulgate equitable criteria for coordinated long-range operation of reservoirs on the Colorado River after an exchange of views with official representatives of each of the seven Colorado River Basin States and parties to contracts with the United States that might be affected by such criteria. These criteria related to the storage of water in Storage Units of the Colorado River Storage Project and releases of water from Lake Powell. The storage and releases of water were subject to certain specified priorities, the first of which was to supply half the deficiency described in Article III (c) of the Colorado River Compact relating to the Mexican Treaty burden of the Upper Division States, if such a burden exists and is chargeable. The second was to release water to comply with Article III (d) of the Colorado River Compact, i.e., to supply 75 million acre-feet at Lee Ferry in any period of ten consecutive years. Third was storage of water not required for the two purposes mentioned above, to the extent that the Secretary, after consultation with the Upper Colorado River Commission and representatives of the three Lower Division States, shall find to be reasonably necessary to assure deliveries at Lee Ferry without impairing consumptive uses in the Upper Basin apportioned to that Basin by the Colorado River Compact. Water not required to be stored to enable the Upper Basin to make its Mexican Treaty delivery, Article III (c), or the 75,000,000 acre-feet in ten years delivery, Article III (d), or for consumptive uses in the Upper Basin was to be released from Lake Powell: (i) when it can reasonably be applied in the Lower 38 |