AZ vs. CA:25 California Exhibits, Vol. XXV; Nos. 7501-7859

page 4

Hon. Ray Lyman Wilbur. August 12, 1930. -4- embodled In and approved by resolution No. 36 of the Board of Directors of The Metropolitan Water District, adopted April 25th, 1930)." Also, by inserting in paragraph 6, page 3, line 21, after the words "Colorado River Compact", the following language: "IT IS AGREED that the United States does not by anything contained in this instrument become bound by or a party to the aforesaid agreement of February 2l3t, 1930, or any other contract or contracts between the District and others than the United States, but, nevertheless the Secretary reserves the right to make any disposition of the water to which the District thereby has relinquished or may relinquish claim." Also by inserting In said water contract a provision granting to said District the right to accumulative storage of water in the Boulder Canyon reservoir out of The Metropolitan Water Districtfs allocation not exceeding at any one time a total of five million (5,000,000; acre feet, which said District shall have the right to store in said reservoir and the exclusive right to withdraw as needed. Such agreement, as proposed by the representatives of the Agricultural Groups, also to contain a provision whereby the Agricultural Groups should agree that they will immediately request the Secretary of the Interior to amend said water contract between the United States and said The Metropolitan Water District, dated April 24 1930, so as to grant to said District the right to accumulative storage of water in the Boulder Canyon reservoir out of The Metropolitan Water District's allocation, not exceeding at any one time a total of five million (5,000,000) acre feet which the District shall have the right to store in said reservoir and the exclusive right to withdraw as needed; and the Agricultural Groups also to agree that so far as their rights are concerned, the District shall have the full right to said accumulative storage and the exclusive right to withdraw any water so stored as the District may require. That the Board of Directors of the District, being extremely anxious for the authorization of such appropriation at the session of Congress then in progress, assented to the making of the proposed contract and thereupon, joined In the execution of said agreement of June 21, 1930, a copy of which is hereto attached.