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made therefor shall be a part oP this oroject. The rights <br />to the use of water for the irrigation of these lands sha11 - <br />be considered to have a date of priority earlier than that <br />of the rights to the use of water to be•?diverted through the <br />works of this project to the eastern slope. This system <br />sha1Z be designed and built in a nanner requiring the least <br />possible continuing annual expense Por operat3on and mainten- <br />ance but the cost thereof shall not exceed $300,000; and <br />said system shall be pravided and in operation before any <br />water is atored for transmountain dinersion. In addition, <br />the Secretary shall protect, add to, or improve the source <br />oP aupply oP domestic waters for the munic3palities of <br />Kremmling snd Hot Sulphur Springs in the manner and to the <br />extent which he may determine to be necessa:^y to provide a <br />source of supply not less than that now available for these <br />municipalities. The cost of these features shall be included <br />in the total pro,ject cost. • <br />°(k) To compensate Grand County for the loss of <br />taxes through the transfer of property to the United States <br />Por the construction of this project, $100,000 shall be paid <br />to said Grsnd County. This payrr.ent shall be made in 10 <br />annual installments of $10,000 each, commencing upon the <br />date when 10 pt•rcent of the total propertg in Grand County <br />required £or said proJect h3s been removed from taxation. <br />"(1) The project and alI of its features shall be <br />operated in a manner deterr,:ined b,y the Secretary of the Inter- <br />ior as necessary to provide the water to preserve at all <br />times that section of the Colcrado River bettireen the reser- <br />voir to be constructed.near Granb;; and the mouth of the <br />Fraser River as a Iive stream, and aiso to insure an adequate <br />-8-