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<br />(d) TIlE' cosL of cOIl~tJ'u('Lioll :l1J~rpcrpetunI oprrntion 111l~ mnin-
<br />tc'lInnce of snid rp~cn-oir or rcs('r,oil's shnll Ill' n dlllrf!l' n~ntnst. the
<br />project and shs:-ll b~ pnidfrolll rc.elllles collected from this proj~ct
<br />n~ IlIn., be prondecllll clintfncts bctwelll1 t.he Sccrl'tnry of the Int(,/'Ior
<br />nud the hl'lIrfirinrips of the project in ('nstern Colornclo, unci nil)'
<br />oLlIeI' cont mcting purtie's.
<br />Ie) .In theen.'lIt !':Ilid reseryoir or resen-oirs are not. mnintllillcu
<br />with a C'IIPiICit.r of 52,000 n('re-fret, the S('('rdnry of the' [1I11'rior'
<br />!':houlJ withhold thfl diversion of wfiter from the wes!l'rll to the'
<br />(';:sternslope of Cnlorndo until sllch stornge capacity is mndn l1vnill1.hlp.
<br />f}) The Se('r~tnr'y of the Interior shall have the option to require the
<br />trllllsrcr tn the United Stntes of am- fllld nil right.s initint-ell or lIcquired
<br />by the appropriation or use of waier through" the works of tht' project
<br />in ('astern Colorado, nt nny time: ProL'idcd, hOlcfl'er, Thnt t1H' title so
<br />t:d{eIl shall be subjed to o. beneficia} nse of such water Ul' IIlUY be pro-
<br />vided in the rcpnyuH'nt contrnct or contrncts; fUHl tite ri!!ht!' to store
<br />'-, nlcr to the ext(,llt of sniel 152,000 ncrp-fce\' slllll1 bo initintrd, ncquired,
<br />:lllll held by the flJlJ>l'llpril1.te nuthorities for us(' in west{'rn ('olornrlo,
<br />for ]'('plllcemcnt of wnt.er diverted to the cnstern slope, find for other
<br />pllrposes contemplntl'd for this project.
<br />fO) The Sccret.:lI'Y or the IntNior shull opernte this project in acrord-
<br />11l1CC ,\,ith t.he following !;tip\llatioll~ ns t.o priorities of ,,'ntcr u!'e Dc; lJ('-
<br />twrrn the parties chimillg or lIsillJ! proj('d wnter nnd within th(' limits
<br />of II is l('gal n u thority. . Sn id ;j:!,DUlIlHTe-feet. of rcplocl'Ill(,1l t !'itorngf' iu
<br />(hl'PII ~Lol1lltnill Qr (lthrl' ri'<;C'1'\'oirl' 8\1:111 be ('o]lsicl('l"~d to hn\"C'!n dllte
<br />of prilll'it.," rol' t.I\1.' S!OI':I!rl' :llld 11-<;:1' or 1'I'plnrrnH'Ilt. wllt('r (,:".Iif'r t.h:1lI
<br />tl1:1 t of tIle priorilil's fo!' rhe wuter ,li\'('rLpll or stored for dl'lin'ryto the
<br />C'flstl'l'll slopl'. The lOl),UOU :H'l'I'-fcd of 5t.nl':\~l'c insnid wSC1rvoir ~hnll
<br />b(' cOll!'idNed to !tn\"(> the snl11P dntf' of prior it.'. of npproprintiolll1S thnt
<br />for waler diverted or !';tor('d for trnnslI10untnin di.{'I'~ion.
<br />(h) Sa id G rccn ~ IOUll tn in l{(,::;cl'\"oir, or snch ot hor f('pll\{'cmont reser-
<br />voirs n~ provided ill jl:lf':lg-rllph (a) hrreill, ns nro planned as /l. pnrt, of
<br />the proj('ct, shnll ho cOl1st.l'llctpd fit the snme t,imo os tho other pnrt~ or
<br />the proiC'~L amI shnll h(1 ('mnpletcd before any water is di\'crtC'd to the
<br />('n~tern slope of thl' Contincntal Di\-illc by menus of said project.
<br />(i) lJlH!,;lI1l1ch Il!,; tlw t-il:l tt' of Colornoo hns rntified the Colorado
<br />]{i,-el' Cumpnct, nlld ill:l~lIll1rh flS the construction of this project is to
<br />he IIndrl'taken by the hlited Stllll'!:, the project, its opl'rnhon, mointc-
<br />nllllce, nnd "se must be slIhjct'L to the pro,-isiolls of snid Colorado Hinr
<br />COlli P:1('(. or N OHIIIIl('r 2 ~, I !J2:! (-12 Stn L. 17\) I flJ\(1 of section 13 or I he
<br />Boulder Canyon l'roject Ad, tintl'd De(,C'lI1hel' 21, 1928 (45 Stilt. lO!ii-
<br />l/lG4). Nnt\\'ithst:mdillg' the rcl:tli,e prioriti('s specified in pnrng-rnph
<br />([1) hel'{'jll. ir nn ohli~:I tinn i~ rl'l':Itl'r! lindeI' snid compact to I1l1l!Tllrllt
<br />the suppl.r of WI1 t('1' r rom t hr S! a te of Colorndo to sn tisfy t.he pro\'i~i(1n3
<br />of said compnct, thl' di\'('r~ioll for the benefit of th(' enst-ern slope shall
<br />be discontirlllcd in nlh"nnr(' of :l1IY w('~t('rn slope npproprintions.
<br />(jl An :1deC{llnte s.'-c;trlll, n~ d('!ermined lrr the Secretnry of the ]n-
<br />tpnor, shull be. prcl\'id,'d fill' thC' irrigation of HI(, Innds in the vicinit.y
<br />(If Krcmlllling, no\\' irrig-n trd by C'ithcT nat-mnl or artificial menns, nnd
<br />the installation mode lherefor slllllJ be It pllrt. of this projr.ct. The
<br />rights to the llse of water for the irrig-ntioll of these lands shnll he con-
<br />sidered to ha\'e 11. dll te or priorit.)" enrlier thon tllnt of the rights to tho
<br />WH' of wn t('r to hr divcrtpl! throug-h the works of this project to the
<br />cn!;tcrn slope. Thi,; systelll shrill he designed nnd built in 0. manner
<br />requiring the least possible contin:ullg I1Dllllnl expense for operp.tioQ
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