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Show [2] sion canal for the Palo Verde Irrigation District, California: Provided, that the construction, operation, or maintenance of said weir shall not be deemed a recognition of any obligation or liability whatsoever on the part of the United States; and no part of said sum or other funds of the United States shall be expended for the construction, operation, or maintenance of said weir after six months from the date of the termination of the present war, as determined by proclamation of the President or concurrent resolution of the congress." 3. Accordingly, the Secretary of the Interior, on May 3, 1944, directed the Bureau of Reclamation to proceed with construction of the Palo Verde Weir, and further directed that: "The Bureau of Reclamation in cooperation with the Office of Indian Affairs should initiate an investigation of the situation with a view to determining a permanent solution of the Palo Verde problem, including the cost of removing the temporary weir upon the termination of the war, as determined by proclamation of the President or concurrent resolution of the Congress. Upon the completion of this investigation, a joint report should be submitted to the Department for consideration and the determination of action." 4. Construction of the weir was completed in March, 1945. Subsequent to completion of the weir, the Palo Verde Irrigation District has had satisfactory diversion conditions, but the Colorado River Reservation, upstream from the weir, has experienced adverse effects from the weir, in that benefits which had accrued subsequent to 1939 as a result of river retrogression have been lost, |
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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] : |