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usually a neutral because both Adz;ona and Ct:>JHol"nia felt that Nevada's alJoc;,t,itm of watel~ from the syste:m, was vl,ry model'ate, and they have no objedit1u to it; consequently, we were acting most of the time as a sort of model'ator between the other two States. . ~ ". Now, refe,rritlg again to Nevada projects, we have some smaU projects which we think will probably be self liquidating. and if we have to wait before such projects could be authorized, until these rights between Arizona and Nevada and California are adjudicated, we might have to wait a long time. and there are one or two of those projects I have in mind that we would like to see go /l,head rapidly, and they are well within the small amount <>f water that was allocated to Nevada. For example, we have one small project which doesn't covell' more than 1,000 acres of land, which wouldn't require more than 5,000 acre feet of water, which would mean a small part of the total all@cation to Nevada of 300,000 acre feet;; so, in considering California's item No.4, it seems to me that if it's all right,. there might be some limitation on the amount of water to be allocated to projects pending this determination of rights, on the basis of percentage or something of that sort. . SECRETARY; May 1 interpret, speaking as an individual, the meaning of the California's comments referred to by Mr. Smith. 1 don't think it was meant to apply to the projects of Nevada you are mentioning because California has never questioned Nevadals full contract right to 300,000 acre feet a year. MR. MATTHEW: I can answer it more definitely than that. The contract that Nevada has is considered a recognized commitment and as an existing project, and doesn't come into the purview of newly considered projects. The comments of '::alifornia do not apply to the Nevada allocation. MR. SMITH: Mr. Matthew. We are well pleased to know that, MR. MATTHEW: In other word/! ,although the projects donot actually exist, they are recognized as an existing commitment that nobody has questioned, so it's considered as in the category of existing projects for which a commitment has been made. CHAIRMAN: Does that meim that this 300,000 acre feet is in addition to uses already made or is it water od of the reservoir? SECRETARY: It includes existing uses in Nevada, 1 believe. MR. SMITH~ We are not entirely clear on that., but pending a further clarification, we have been assuming that this goes with existing units. No State has questioned the State's right to our Colorado allotment. -40- , I j