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Show Sec. 5. The United States and the San Diego County Water Authority and their respective permittees, licensees, and contractees and all users and appropriators of water of the Colorado River diverted or delivered through the existing aqueduct and the enlargement or addition thereto shall observe and be subject to the Colorado River Compact, the Boulder Canyon Project Act, the California Self-Limitation Statute and the Mexican Water Treaty in the diversion, delivery, and use of water of the Colorado River, anything in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, and such condition and covenant shall attach as a matter of law whether or not set out or referred to in the instrument evidencing such permit, license, or contract and shall be deemed to be for the benefit of and be available to the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming and the users of water therein or thereunder by way of suit, defense, or otherwise in any litigation respecting the waters of the Colorado River. Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to provide for the construction of the whole or any part of the work authorized by the first section of this Act (1) by contract, (2) by the use of facilities and personnel of the Navy Department, or (3) by the use of the facilities and personnel of any other department or agency of the United States with which an agreement may be entered into to perform or to have performed the whole or any part of such work. |
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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. |