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Show 8 VII That the Secretary of the Interior has heretofore, pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 of said Act and general regulations promulgated by him on April 25,1930, amended March 10,1931, July 1,1931, and November 16, 1931, entered into contracts for the generation and sale of electric energy at Boulder Dam, upon which the United States is dependent for the amortization of the cost of said Dam and appurtenant works. VIII That the construction of the Boulder Dam and the Parker Dam pertain to the same general public purposes as expressed by the Congress in enacting legislation for the regulation, control, and improvement of the Colorado River System, including the regulation of the Colorado River respecting navigation. IX Parker Dam is located about 10 miles above the northern boundary of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, and is so designed, as to structure, reservoir capacity, outlet works, and power plant, as to promote the reclamation and irrigation of lands within said reservation, now largely arid, and of public lands of the United States. The lands within said reservation, and said public lands, were acquired by the United States from Mexico under the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo, February 2, |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |