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<br />. <br /> <br />00258Q <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />9. The Great Plains Water Conservanoy and Utilization <br />Projeots Aot of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1119). reiterates the <br />same principle. <br />10. The Water Conservancy Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1~19) <br />provides that the Secretary shall only proceed as the water <br />rights have been acquired under State law. <br />11. Section 1 of the Flood Control Aot of Deoember 22, <br />1944 (58 Stat. 887), acknowledges State Law and in addition <br />provides (the O'Mahoney-Millikin amendment) that the uses of <br />water for navigation west of the 97th meridian shall be sub- <br />ordinate to oonsumptive uses (under State law). <br />12. The Mexioan Water Treaty, U. S. Treaty Serial No. <br />994 (59 Stat. 1219 (1945) ) provides that nothing shall be done <br />to control the distribution of Water oontrary to the uses <br />within individual states. <br />13. The National Parks Aot of 1946 (60 ~tat. 885) re- <br />quires "establishment of water rights in accordance with local <br />custom, laws, and deoisions of oourts." <br />14. Section 208 of the aot of July 10, 1952 (66 Stat. 560), <br />oonsents that the United States be joined as a defendant in the <br />oourse of acquiring or contesting water rights secured under <br />State law. <br />15. Subsection 3 (e) of the fubmerged Lands Act of May <br />22, 1958, (67 Stat. 31) says that it shall not "be oonstrued <br />as affeoting or intended to affect or in any way interfere with <br />or modify the laws of the States *~* relating to the ownership <br />and oontrol of ground and surface waters" which shall continue <br />-2- <br />