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COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION OF SERVICES <br />11. a. Members of the Steering Committee shall provide input <br />and review major features of the Program Plan, including plan <br />concept, activities, costs, schedules, and any other items or <br />proposed decisions that will have a direct impact on the proposed <br />program. Reclamation shall expeditiously proceed with the work <br />described in Attachment B. The final decision on all aspects of <br />development of the Program Plan shall rest with Reclamation. <br />Reclamation, as Project Manager, shall pursue the work <br />diligently, completing the work in accordance with the schedule <br />found in Attachment B. <br />b. During the progress of developing the Program Plan, all <br />operations of Reclamation pertaining to the development of this <br />plan shall be open to inspection by the authorized <br />representatives of the Basin States or their designees. <br />AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION <br />12. a. All information and data obtained or developed by <br />Reclamation, in connection with development of the Program Plan <br />(exclusive of intra- governmental communications) shall be <br />available upon request, except where prohibited by law, to the <br />Basin States without further charge. However, use of said <br />reports, data, and information shall appropriately reference <br />Reclamation as the source. <br />b. All parties recognize that the information developed, <br />exclusive of intra- governmental communications, is public <br />information and available for release upon request. <br />JURISDICTION <br />13. Federal and State laws_govern this MOU. In case of conflict <br />between Federal and State law, Federal law controls. <br />JUDICIAL REMEDIES NOT FORECLOSED <br />14. Nothing herein shall be construed as: (a) depriving any <br />Basin State from pursuing and prosecuting any remedy in any <br />appropriate court of the United States or appropriate State which <br />would otherwise be available to such Basin State even though <br />provisions herein may declare that determinations or decisions of <br />Reclamation's authorized representative or other persons are <br />conclusive, or (b) depriving any Basin State of any defense <br />thereto which would otherwise be available. <br />16 <br />