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Show -16- claimed or acquired, as well as the rights of those claiming under the United States, shall be subject to and controlled by said the Colorado River compact. (c) Also all patents, grants, contracts, concessions, leases, permits, licenses, rights of way, or other privileges from the United States or under its authority, necessary or convenient for the use of waters of the Colorado River [U. B.] or its tributaries, or for the generation or transmission of electrical energy generated by means of the waters of said river [U. B.] or its tributaries, shall be upon the express condition and with the express covenant that the rights of the recipients or holders thereof to waters of the river [U. B.] or its tributaries, for the use of which the same [U. B.] [is] are necessary, convenient, or incidental, [U. B.] and the use of the same shall likewise be subject to and controlled by said [U. B.] Colorado River compact. (d) The conditions and covenants referred to herein shall be deemed to run with the land [U. B.] and the right, interest, or privilege therein and water right, and shall attach as a matter of law, whether set out or referred to in the instrument evidencing any such patent, grant, contract, concession, lease, permit, license, right of way, or other privilege from the United States or under its authority, or not, 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 [U. B.] therein or thereunder, by way of [U. B.] suit, defense or otherwise, in any litigation respecting the waters of the Colorado River [U. B.] or its tributaries. Sec. 13. This act shall be deemed a supplement to the reclamation law, which said reclamation law shall govern the construction, operation, and management of the works herein authorized, except as otherwise herein provided. [U. B.] Sec. 14. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make investigation and public reports |
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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. |