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Show 9 1 capacity of such line), upon payment by such other agencies 2 of a reasonable share of tho cost of construction, operation, 3 and maintenance thereof. 4 The use is hereby authorized of such public and reserved 5 lands of the United States as the said Secretary shall deter- 6 mine to be necessary or convenient for the construction, 7 operation, and maintenance of main transmission line* to 8 transmit said electrical energy. 9 Sec. 6. That the dam and reservoir provided for by 10 section 1 hereof shall be used: First, for river regulation, 11 improvement of navigation, and flood control; second, for 12 irrigation and domestic uses and satisfaction of present per- 13 fected rights in pursuance of Article VIII of said Colorado 14 River compact; and third, tor power. The title to said dam, 15 reservoir, plant, and incidental works shall forever remain 16 in the United States, and the United States shall ft4ways 17 until otherwise provided by Congress control, manage, and 18 operate the same: Provided, however, That the Secretary 19 of the Interior may, in his discretion, enter into contracts 20 of lease of a unit or units of said plant, with right to gen- 21 erate electrical energy, or, alternatively, to enter into con- 22 tracts of lease for the use of water for the generation of 23 electrical energy, within a State which has approved said 24 Colorado River Compact, in either of which events the pro- 25 visions of section 5 of this Act relating to revenue, term, |
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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. |