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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(a) Unused aCDortionment. Unused apportionment within a Lower <br />Basin State may be released, pursuant to the authority of the Secretary, <br />for consumptive use during that year among the other Lower Basin States <br />in accordance with Article II(B)(6) of the Decree. When there is <br />insufficient unused apportionment to satisfy all the demands for water <br />within the Lower Basin and no surplus water is available, unused <br />apportionment will be available for use among the Lower Basin States in <br />accordance with the following principles: <br /> <br />(1) The water first will be made available for reasonable <br />beneficial use by water users with surplus contracts in those States <br />where the basic apportionment is still unused; <br /> <br />(2) Any remaining unused apportionment will be apportioned <br />among the Lower Basin States in proportion to their basic apportionments <br />(i.e., 2.8 maf for Arizona, 4.4 maf for California, and 0.3 maf for <br />Nevada); <br /> <br />(3) If any Lower Basin State's share that is made available <br />pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section is not fully utilized, the <br />Regional Director may allocate the unused portion to another Lower Basin <br />State" which has the need; <br /> <br />(4) In California, unused apportionment will be made <br />available first in accordance with the water use priorities established <br />in the Seven Party Agreement. After all priorities under the Seven <br />Party Agreement (including the Yuma Project of the United States) and <br />any reservation of water by the United States pursuant to Article II (D) <br />of the Decree are fully satisfied, any remaining water will be assigned <br />among the remaining holders of surplus contracts in consultation with <br />the Colorado River Board of California; and <br /> <br />30 <br />