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

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30 appropriated water of said Colorado River System, all of which is now subject to appropriation in Arizona. (3) Said act attempts to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate and maintain a dam and reservoir in the Colorado River at Black Canyon; to store in said reservoir the 8,000,000 acre-feet of unappropriated water now flowing in said river, all of which is now subject to appropriation in Arizona; to withhold all of said water from appropriation and to prohibit the appropriation thereof; to withhold all of said water from use in Arizona, or, if he permits any such use, to require payment of such charges therefor as he may prescribe; and to sell and dispose of any part or all of said water for use in other States, even to the extent of selling and delivering it for use outside of the drainage basin of the Colorado River; all of which is to be done without the consent of the State of Arizona and in violation of its laws. Thereby said act attempts to deprive the State of Arizona, it citizens, inhabitants and property owners, of their right to appropriate said 8,000,000 acre-feet of unappropriated water, and of their right to use any of said water in Arizona, except by contract with the Secretary of the Interior and upon payment of such charges as he may prescribe. (4) Said act attempts to discriminate against the State of Arizona in favor of the State of California by providing that the water to be stored in said reservoir shall be delivered without charge for use in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys in California, whereas all water users in Arizona are required to pay for said stored water such charges as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and by providing a canal and other facilities to enable water users in California to divert and use said