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<br />CE)f'rRAL ARIZONA l'ROJIW'l'
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<br />6.5
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<br />" l'{',Cogn ized. sta-
<br />tlw lntent of tl1e
<br />tNl be 1im'tlS that
<br />1'y the net'cilsury
<br />)]y required.
<br />llle ('~mtr()mng
<br />~ts of cnrryover
<br />:>1ishmcl1t of re-
<br />I (',ritien] period
<br />npplv also must
<br />['try is 11 relevnnt
<br />)i1itv of Fedcl'lll
<br />19s1-tred.
<br />! the proviso ill
<br />relellse <;11 wItter
<br />l(]uil'eme?lts lllld
<br />,Ils (1), (Z),nnd
<br />'II! glli delines (ff
<br />~ prolon~ed lW-
<br />'wllter illld hence
<br />Is or high rnnofl~
<br />operation dWIU
<br />plkllt.i01} would
<br />l'med iafe I'llnp;es
<br />1ed are Pllrtieu-
<br />
<br />)cdfic opt>ratinlX
<br />~ to the t'e,qui~.
<br />be ~wnilnhle, 11,
<br />it cllnbe reason-
<br />nestic:', and ngl'i-
<br />~ndo River com"
<br />)In Lake powell
<br />atm'age in T.lnke
<br />
<br />ion of available
<br />y as practknbJe
<br />~ committee be.
<br />lj!, so f~~U'IIS P9s-
<br />M{>~,d IS conSIst-
<br />luitlthlt1 to both
<br />:onditiOlls under
<br />1:e over It limited
<br />~d in plm,$!) (ii),
<br />have subS1:l1nt.i~J
<br />. ibn of thisert-
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<br />Powl~lt is. obvi-
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<br />Ill! t.he Colol'ndo
<br />'il'erin, The pro-
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<br />posed critel'lll nmst hr, snbmi tied by the Seel'etlll'Y of th('~ Interior not
<br />]lltA~t than ,Tuly 1, 1!HI8, to Um ,Governors of these seven Stutes, and to
<br />Ot.ht'l' llPPI'op['inte pnt'tie.<1 or ilgcndes, .ro!' their review andeomment.
<br />Thereuftcl', the Sel.'l'E'tary will adopt. the, crit.eda by Januury 1, 1069,
<br />ftl1d pUQlish the same in the Ir'edCl'ltl Register,
<br />The 8(',('l'eta9' is also 1'.cquil'Nl to keep the (\JltgJ'OSS amI the Gov-
<br />Cl'nol'S of the ('()lOI'nd(j Rive-I' Basin State;; inforined by It yearly re-
<br />port t'piiecting actul1.1opel.'ation for the pnsti compad yellr and pro-
<br />je,ciccI operation for the curl'l:.'l1t.:y(~nr, .. , , , .
<br />As wlth llllY proposed operation Of.' set. of cnt.erltt, the (~Ommlttee
<br />l'ecoguizt\1i! thnt 1H.'tunl }ll'IH:tice may didate olumges, so the Secretary
<br />is lluthori.zt',d to muke dHU1g-es in. the criteria ni{uil'od by llctunl ()p_
<br />er~atiug expel'ieneo or untore$een cireumsbmces. As It protection to the
<br />SUItes of tht;\ bt\Rin. such changes may only bo made aftm'col'l'espond.
<br />enco with the Gove,l'uoI's and consultation with reJ)r~}sentatives se-
<br />leered hy the Governol'lrr (JllCh State,
<br />Thest~ prm'isi(lns A'ive adequate latitude [uld flf',xrbilit;v ill (\stablish-
<br />iug 01' ehrmging cl'~teria to l,neat allY ('il'('Umstll.uee wInch may al'iEW,
<br />while at dIe Slime tune !t~\lrmg chnngl~ only n:ftel'ttdequll.feeonsn1t.ll-
<br />Lion witllthose 1l.fl'eeted.1t. is recognized tlmtall conceivnble exegencies
<br />can.not be foreseen, thus tJle necessity Tor SHell provisions,
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<br />Ser!io1t 11(0)
<br />S~lbseeti()n (co) directs that se.c~ioll 7 or tlw ColorlldoRiver E!t.ornge
<br />ProJect Aet (70 Stat, 109), whwh relntes. to power produetlOu, he
<br />administered in flccordnnco with the critedn. snt out in thili! seetion.
<br />Thi$p~'ovisionis appropl.jute nrlll ~leCeSSal'Y to ussure eons!stent power
<br />nperntwns at all l!'edlmtl l'eSel'VOll'S 011 tho Colorndo I{p1er, and to
<br />empha~lze thntthe production. of hydroelectric energy is a relevclI1t
<br />factor that must. be considered if thES finll.Jlcial fensibilit.y of Federal
<br />'water resource developments in the Colorado Hive!' Bu,sin is to be
<br />reasonably nssul'ed, fiS hOl'tlinbefort-lindicated,
<br />The development {yf the l'(ls1.1rvoil' opc1'llting criteria pursuant to
<br />section 11 not only should prevent It recttt'l'(m~e of the misunderstand-
<br />ings that WI)l'C lnltuifest. throughout the Colorado River Basin at the
<br />time Ute Secretluj" initiateddle .filling of Colorado mver storage
<br />project l'cservoirs, but. shmUd also eonstitl1to a major contribution
<br />to 1nOl'C efficie,nt nnd reasonable l'h'er 1I1ll11llgemellt. The c.ommitt.ee re-
<br />gards the operating eriteriR of section 11 as being fully consistent with
<br />the terms of thl;l Colorado Hivel' eompact, inel \1 ding llrticl~, TH(e)
<br />thet'~of, The committee ,,-Jahes to emphasize that the language in this
<br />section is not un attempt to interpret art id,e IH(a) of the Colorado
<br />Riv.ercomp~cti it siml)]Y 111u('.(\8 qIUlJif}CH,tioIlS UP?l1 operations under
<br />Itl'hc1~~ III(e), Tho su(',cessflll IHlgotmt.lOlls whICh produced thes(~
<br />guidelim~s for the Seeretlu'y to follow in operating Feueml resel'voil'S
<br />under nrticle In (e) in the C()Jorlldo H.iveI' Bnsln Illay predude. costly
<br />litigation ill the rut.ure, .
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<br />~. 10)()
<br />~,er.t1<.m .i(; a,
<br />This section rl'..cognizes llnd rcnffll'ms the Colol'ndo nivN' compact
<br />IBId tlm biu<;ling e.1tect of its provision 0(1 lhe Stutes signat.ory thereto.
<br />The uppcr basin l'ightsll> tile consumptive nse-of the waterllpport:ioned
<br />to that basin under the c:ornpnci, are protec,ted Ilgains.t llllY mt",rim usc
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