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Show 5 1 United States or by others to initiate or perfeot any claims 2 to the use of water pertinent to such works or structures 8 until the State of California and at least five of the States 4 of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and 5 Wyoming shall have approved the Colorado River compact 6 mentioned in section 12 hereof and shall have consented to a 7 waiver of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article XI 8 of said compact, which makes the same binding and obtiga- 9 tory only when approved by each of the seven States men- 10 tioned in said section 12, and shall have approved said 11 compact without condition save that of such approval by the 12 State of California and at least five of the other States raen- 13 tioned and until the President by public proclamation shall 14 have so declared. l£ (b) Before any money is appropriated or any con- 16 struction work done or contracted for, the Secretary of the 17 Interior shall make provision for revenues, by contract, in 18 accordance with the provisions of this Act, adequate, in his 19 judgment, to insure payment of all expenses of operation and 20 maintenance of said works incurred by the United States 21 and the repayment, within fifty years from the date of the 22 completion of the project, of all amounts advanced to the 23 fund under subdivision (b) of section 2, together with 24 interest thereon, made reimbursable under this Act. |
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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. |