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Show of the seven Colorado River Basin States and to such other parties and agencies as the Secretary may deem appropriate for their review and comment. After receipt of comments on the proposed criteria, but not later than January 1, 1969, the Secretary shall adopt appropriate criteria in accordance with this section and publish the same in the Federal Register. Beginning January 1, 1970, and yearly thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress and to the Governors of the Colorado River Basin States a report describing the actual operation under the adopted criteria for the preceding compact water year and the projected operation for the current year. As a result of actual operating experience or unforseen circumstances, the Secretary may thereafter modify the criteria to better achieve the purposes specified in subsection (a) of this section, but only after correspondence with the Governors of the seven Colorado River Basin States and appropriate consultation with such State representatives as each Governor may designate. (c) Section 7 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act shall be administered in accordance with the foregoing criteria. SEC. 12. (a) Rights of the upper basin to the consumptive use of water apportioned to that basin from the Colorado River system by the Colorado River compact shall not be reduced or prejudiced by any use of such water in the lower basin. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to impair, conflict with, or otherwise change the duties and powers of the Upper Colorado River Commission. SEC. 13. Part I of the Federal Power Act (41 Stat. 1063; 16 U.S.C. 791a-823) shall not be applicable to the reach of the Colorado River between Lake Mead and the present western boundary of the Grand Canyon National Park until and unless otherwise provided by Congress. SEC. 14. Except as otherwise provided in this Act in constructing, operating, and maintaining the Central Arizona Project, the Secretary shall be governed by the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902; 32 Stat. 388 and Acts amendatory thereof of supplementary thereto) to which laws this Act shall be deemed a supplement: Provided, That the sale or disposition of power or energy acquired pursuant to< section 2 of this Act and surplus to the requirements of the Central Arizona Project shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 9 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1193), as amended. SEC. 15. (a) All terms used in this Act which are defined in the Colorado River compact shall have the meanings there defined. (b) "Main stream" means the main stream of the Colorado River downstream from Lee Ferry within the United States, including the reservoirs thereon. (c) "User" or "water user" in relation to main stream water in the lower basin means the United States, or any person or legal entity, entitled under the decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona against California, and others (376 U.S. 340), to use main stream water when available thereunder. (d) "Active storage" means that amount of water in reservoir storage, exclusive of bank storage, which can be released through the existing reservoir outlet works. (e) "Colorado River Basin States" means the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. SEC. 16. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construction of the Central Arizona Project, including prepayment for power generation and transmission facilities, but exclusive of distribution and drainage facilities for non-Indian lands, $768,000,000 (October 1963 prices) plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes applicable to the types of construction involved herein, and not to exceed $100,000,000 for construction of distribution and drainage facilities for non-Indian lands and, in addition thereto, such sums as may be required for operation and maintenance of the project. Passed the Senate August 7, 1967. Attest: FRANCIS R. VALEO, Secretary. 75 |
