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<br />.' <br /> <br />to have broad discretion in his operation under the criteria of Section <br /> <br />602. <br /> <br />In summary, it should be POinted out that the legislative history <br />;:, <br />indicates that the only POssible claim that the Secretary could made as <br /> <br />to discretion in the operation under this criteria would be under criterion (ii) <br /> <br />and that discretion exists only with respect to releases for the purpose of <br /> <br />equaliZing the reservoirs. Here the Secretary might be allowed to with- <br /> <br />hold his release in Lake Powell so that such could be run through the <br /> <br />powerplant at Lake Powell rather than dumping the water from Powell to <br /> <br />increase Mead's storage. At no point in any of the di s cus sions under <br /> <br />Section 602 was there ever an indication that Lake Powell water could <br /> <br />be released in excess of clauses (i) and (ii) required release s when Lake <br /> <br />Powell's storage was less than Lake Mead. To make such an argument <br /> <br />would seem to defeat the very purposes of these criteria. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />