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<br />:11 h~ '"11) '1 <br />r' ;J_......\L)..... <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(i) Water rights purchased or donated <br /> <br />in accordance with this Act are changed and exercised under <br /> <br />the laws of the State of Colorado to preserve the natural <br /> <br />environment to a reasonable degree; and <br /> <br />(ii) The change and exercise of said <br /> <br />water rights to preserve the natural environment to a reason- <br /> <br />able degree will also protect the scenic, recreational, <br /> <br />fish, and wildlife values of the designated segment including <br /> <br />the maintenance of an instream flow of no less than 300 cfs <br /> <br />in The Gunnison River immediately below diversions to the <br /> <br />Gunnison Tunnel, Uncompaghre Valley Project; and <br /> <br />(iii) The development will not injure or <br /> <br />impair said water rights. <br /> <br />(2) Said water rights shall not be otherwise <br /> <br />affected or limited in any way by the Commerce or Proprietary <br /> <br />powers of the United States; shall only be acquired by <br /> <br />purchase and without condemnation; and shall be adjudicated, <br /> <br />transferred, changed, exercised, administered and otherwise <br /> <br />governed solely by the laws of the State of Colorado. <br /> <br />(b) ACQUISITION OF WATER RIGHTS.- - - <br /> <br />(1) In order to protect the scenic, <br /> <br />recreational, fish and wildlife values of the designated <br /> <br />segment of the lower Gunnison River, the Secretary is hereby <br /> <br />authorized and directed to purchase from the Colorado-Ute <br /> <br />-3- <br />