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in the Upper as well as the Lower Colorado River Basin" <br />(Section 102a). This Act, pursuant to the Reclamation Laws, <br />authorizes the Secretary to construct the Central Arizona <br />Project and the Colorado River Storage Project participating <br />units. Under Title II, the Secretary is authorized to <br />prepare and implement an augmentation plan to meet the water <br />requirements of these new projects, existing projects and <br />water allotments, and the 1944 Water Treaty with Mexico. <br />A national commitment to provide 1.5 million acre -feet of <br />water, to meet the Requirements of the Mexican Water Treaty, <br />and an overcommitment of Basin water, are recognized by <br />Section 202 of Public Law 90 -537. The law states: "The <br />Congress declares that the satisfaction of the requirements <br />of the Mexican Water Treaty from the Colorado River constitutes <br />a national obligation which shall be the first obligation of <br />any water augmentation project planned pursuant to Section <br />201 of this Act and authorized by the Congress." <br />B. Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 <br />The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 <br />(Public Law 93 -32U) authorized and directed the Secretary of <br />the Interior to proceed with a program of improvements for <br />the enhancement and protection of the quality of water <br />