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Show 15 1 power, until the districts or other agencies using said canal 2 shall have paid thereby and under any contract or otherwise 3 an amount of money equivalent to the operation and mainte- 4 nance expense and cost of construction thereof. 5 Sec. 8. (a) All appropriations of water from the Col- 6 orado River, incident to or resulting from the construction, 7 use, and operation of the works herein authorized, shall be 8 made and perfected in and in confonnity with the laws of 9 those States which may or shall have approved the Colorado 10 River compact ratified in section 12 of this Act. 11 (b) The United States, its permittees, licensees, and 12 contractees, and all users and appropriators of water stored, 13 diverted, carried, and/or distributed by the reservoir, canals, 14 and other works herein authorized, shall observe and be 15 subject to and controlled by said Colorado River compact 16 in the construction, management, and operation of said 17 reservoir, canals, and other works and the storage, diver- 18 sion, delivery, and use of water for the generation of power, 19 irrigation, and other purposes, anything in this Act to the 20 contrary notwithstanding, and aJl permits, licenses, and con- 21 tracts shall so provide. 22 (c) Also the tlnited States, in constructing, managing, 23 aod operating the dam, reservoir, canals, and other works 24 herein authorized, including the appropriation, delivery, and 25 use of water for the generation of power, irrigation, or |
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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. |