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Show 11 1 The use is hereby authorized of such public and reserved 2 lands of the ITnited States as the «h4 Secretary shall dote? 3 m»e te may be necessary or convenient for the construction, 4 operation, and maintenance of main transmission lines to b transmit said electrical energy. i» Sbo. 6. That the dam and reservoir provided for by T section 1 hereof shall be used: First, for river regulation, 8 improvement of navigation, and flood control; second, for 9 irrigation and domestic uses and satisfaction of present per- 10 fected rights in pursuance of Article VIII of said Colorado 11 River compact; and third, for power. The title to said dam, 12 reservoir, plant, and incidental works shall forever remain 13 in the United States, and the United States shall eiways, 14 until othenvise provided by Congress, control, manage, and 15 operate the same, except as herein otherwise provided: Pro-10 vided, however, That the Secretary of the Interior may, in his 17 discretion, enter into contracts of lease of a unit or units of 18 said plan* any Government-built plant, with right to generate 19 electrical energy, or, alternatively, to enter into contracts 20 of lease for the use of water for the generation of electrical 21 energy as herein provided, in either of which events the 22 provisions of section 5 of this Act relating to revenue, term, 23 renewals, determination of conflicting applications, and joint 24 use of transmission lines under contracts for the sale of elec- 25 trical energy, shall apply. |
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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. |