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Show Appropriations From Congress All Revenues from Proj- cts: Power, Irrigation, Municipal Wate ; 1 Appropriations Used as Loans to I Projects for Immediate Costs of I All Construction. 1 UPPER I HHHHBHHBHBHIHIHHHi JCOLORADO \ 1 RIVER BASIN \ 1 Used to Pay Interest, Operation, ¦ Maintenance, Replacement and I Capital Costs. ([account j| t ^H^HHHHMHHHI^IHiHH ¦ Federal Treasury, ($15 to $20 Million 1 Power Revenues Accrue Each Year After 1 Repayment of All Costs of Colorado ¦ River Storage Project) ¦¦¦¦1 V Excess revenues after repayment of interest, operation and maintenance. Credit of States for use in repaying costs of irrigation projects. COLORADO UTAH 46% 21.5% WYOMING 15.5% NEW MEXICO 17% municipal water facilities, the excess is credited within the Basin Fund for use within the State wherein the project is located before the percentage apportionments of (5) above are applied; 8. that excess power revenues credited within the Basin Fund to each State may be used for repaying costs of irrigation projects only within that State, and may not be used within another State unless appropriate consent is obtained; 9. that business-type budgets must be submitted each year to Congress. Development of resources within each of the States is only indirectly limited by the water supply or by the allotment of water under compacts. The direct limiting factor has become the amount of money credited within the Basin Fund for use within each State. Among the other unique features of this reclamation law is the manner of treating costs of projects which will create benefits for the Navajo Indian Tribe. In recognition of the fact that assistance to these Indians is the responsibility of the entire nation, and not of the State of New Mexico alone, the legislation specifies that when the Navajo Irrigation Project is authorized, the costs of irrigation allocations beyond the capability of the land to repay shall be nonreimbursable. Another part of the law states that payment of construction costs within the capability of the land to repay will be deferred for as long as the land remains in Indian ownership. In addition, the -35- |