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Show 21 1 or privilege therein and water right, and shall attach as a 2 matter of law, whether set out or referred to in the instra-8 ment evidencing any such patent, grant, contract, concession, 4 lease, permit, license, right of way, or other privilege from 5 the United States or under its authority, or not. and shall 6 be deemed to be for the benefit of and be available to the 7 States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New 8 Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and the users of water therein 9 or thereunder, by way of suit, defense, or otherwise, in 10 any litigation respecting the waters of the Colorado River 11 or its tributaries. 12 Sec. 13. This Act shall be deemed a supplement to the 13 reclamation law, which said reclamation law shall govern 14 the construction, operation, and management of the works 15 herein authorized, except as otherwise herein provided. 10 Sec. 14. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and 17 directed to make investigation and public reports of the feasi- 18 bility of projects for irrigation, generation of electric power, 19 and other purposes in the States of Arizona, Nevada, Col- 20 orado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming for the purpose 21 of making such information available to said States and to 22 the Congress, and of formulating a comprehensive scheme of 23 headwater control and the improvement and utilization of the 24 water of the Colorado River and its tributaries. The sum 25 of $250,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated from |
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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. |