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<br />0023U2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />C. Lands involved <br /> <br />The area considered in this report is the Lower Colorado River basino as <br /> <br />delineated by the Colorado River Compact signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on <br /> <br />November 24, 1922. Roughly,. it contains those portions of the States of Arizona, <br /> <br />California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, from which water actually drains <br /> <br />into the Colorado River, below Lees Ferry and more specifically below the <br /> <br />mouth of the Faria River, as shown on map No. 1. <br /> <br />The coastal plain area of California lying south of the transverse ranges <br /> <br />and west of the peninsular ranges, which is served by Colorado River water, <br /> <br />is not considered in this report, as the management practices on the public <br /> <br />lands under jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management within the area <br /> <br />have little effect on total water yields within the region. <br /> <br />D. Relationships to other agency plans <br /> <br />The comprehensive plan for the development of the Lower Colorado River <br /> <br />basin is a joint effort of interested Interior agencies to plan for the orderly <br /> <br />and proper development of the reaources under the jurisdiction of the <br /> <br />Departm entofthe InteriQr. <br /> <br />The public domain lands are administered by the Bureau of Land Manage- <br /> <br />ment. Under appropriate conditions, they maybe classified for disposition <br /> <br />and title transferred, or withdrawn and transferred to the jurisdiction of <br /> <br />another Federal agency for a specific purpose, such as a wildlife refuge or <br /> <br />a national park. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />