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<br />16. The Secretary of the Ir,terior shall at anj' time have the option to
<br />obtain or relui:'8 the transfer t,o 1.he Uniteu State~- of ar';i ,ond all riehts
<br />:", ',:; :"ed or acquired by th<l aJ'~r Jpriation 0)' use of ", akr t,hrnugh the "lOrks
<br />of the project ~r. Za3t0rn Colorado, e~cept vested righos to present appropria-
<br />tions; ,rovided, h01'ie~er, t'1at the title so taken shall be su"je~t to a bene-
<br />ficial use of such wat<:r aa l!Jay be provided in the payment c.ontrilct or contracts.
<br />The riehts to sterr w",ter in Aspen Reservoir under the appL cabl<l Idv!s of the
<br />Sta"':e of Colorado .:hall be initiat'ed and acquired by and he','" in the name of the
<br />Uni~ed states pursuant to those laws.
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<br />17. To assur, project operation in conformity with th'J oper'l-"l "6 principles
<br />heretofore stated, to provide a means for the collection and int ,,'cnange of in-
<br />formation, and to l)rovide a method for the continued study of ,'H,1GCt oper'ltions
<br />to the end that, if the stated operating J:,rinciples may be im::'l'OV:'<1 'lpon, re-
<br />commendations for chOtiH:es may be made to the contractin[': ~'a"ties, a COIT,,,ission
<br />shall be created in an approprLJ,te manner to be composed of O':'le r8present'l.tive
<br />of the C:astern Colorado Conservmcy District, one representative of the Colo-
<br />rado Hi ver ',later Conservation Distric c, t\ '0 represen ta li ves of the United :.ita tes,
<br />and one representative of the State of Color~do appointed by the Colorado ~ater
<br />Conservation BOJ.rd after consultc,tion ":ith the Colorado Game and Fish Commission.
<br />The powers of such commis~ion shall be limited to the collection of data, the
<br />making of findinGS of fact, and the sugcestion of changes in operating principles.
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<br />PAliAGRtlFHS 'OF TI1EOPSlt,TI!;)G- PRIITCfi-'C;i ~'jHICH HAVE
<br />BEEH CHANG:::D mOl; THuSS APi:,~\;,I:'G IN THE
<br />JUNE 16, 1950, DRAFT
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<br />words underlined)
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<br />Introductory Paragraph
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<br />In order to ~ccomplish such purposes the project shall be operated Qy the
<br />United States in compliance with the Federal reclamation laws, the laws of the
<br />State of Colorado relating .!2 ~ appropriation, ~, ~ distribution ~ ~,
<br />and the followin;; operating principles:"
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<br />Paragraph 1 (e)
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<br />(e) "Aspen leeser_voir" "'eans not only,the reservoir presently _planned_f.or.__
<br />construction near the tow" of Aspe:J as part of the project but also.!, unless ~
<br />context requires othervrise, any other reservoir that may be constructed in
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