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Parties will mutually benefit from an exchange of information relating to the support, <br />preservation and defense of this MOA, as well as from a coordinated investigation and <br />preparation for discussion of such interests. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any <br />challenge to the MOA by a third party, the Parties will cooperate to proceed with <br />reasonable diligence and to use reasonable best efforts in the support, preservation and <br />defense thereof, including any lawsuit or administrative proceeding challenging the <br />legality, validity or enforceability of any term of this MOA, and will to the extent <br />appropriate and allowable under federal law enter into such agreements, including joint <br />defense or common interest agreements, as are necessary. Each Party shall bear its <br />own costs of participation and representation in any such defense. <br />6. Reaffirmation of Existing Law. Nothing in this MOA is intended to, nor shall this MOA be <br />construed so as to, diminish or modify the right of any Party under existing law, including <br />without limitation the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact and CRSPA, as amended <br />and supplemented. The Parties hereby affirm the entitlement and right of the Upper <br />Division States under such existing law to fully use and develop the waters of the <br />Colorado River apportioned to them. <br />7. Effective Date and Term This MOA shall be effective as of the date of the last signature <br />hereto. This MOA will be effective for the Interim Period from the date of its full <br />execution by the Parties. The Parties will commence a review of this MOA for <br />consideration of modification, extension or termination no later than September 30, <br />2023. The MOA shall expire on September 30, 2025 unless modified or extended. Any <br />MOA Revenues remaining on September 30, 2025 will continue to be available to fund <br />projects identified by the Non - Federal Parties until September 30, 2030. <br />8. Authority. Each person executing this MOA represents its respective Party in the <br />matters addressed in this MOA and has the full power and authority to bind the <br />respective Party to the terms of the MOA. No Party shall challenge the authority of any <br />person or Party to execute this MOA and bind such Party to the terms hereof, and the <br />Parties hereby waive the right to challenge such authority. <br />D. Legal Authorities <br />1. The purpose of the CRSPA includes in Section 1 "the comprehensive development of <br />the water resources of the Upper Colorado River Basin." <br />2. Section 5(c) of the CRSPA states "all revenues collected in connection with the <br />operation of the Colorado River Storage Project and participating projects shall be <br />credited to the Basin Fund and shall be available, without further appropriation" as <br />specified in Section 5(c). <br />3. Section 5(e) of the CRSPA states: "Revenues so apportioned to each State shall be <br />used only for the repayment of construction costs of participating projects or parts of <br />such projects in the State to which such revenues are apportioned and shall not be used <br />for such purposes in any other state without consent, as expressed through its legally <br />constituted authority, of the State to which such revenues are apportioned." <br />9 <br />