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The shortage provisions of Article II(B)(3) of the decree in <br />Ar g,gaa v. California shall thereupon become effective and <br />consumptive uses from the mainstream shall be restricted to <br />the extent determined by the Secretary to be required by <br />Section 301(b) of Public Law 90 -537. <br />IV. DEFINITIONS <br />(1) In addition to the definitions in Section 606 of P. L. 90 -537, <br />the following shall also apply: <br />(a) "Spills," as used in Article II(3)(c) herein, means <br />water released from Lake Powell which cannot be utilized <br />for project purposes, including, but not limited to, the <br />generation of power and energy. <br />(b) "Surplus," as used in Article III(3)(b) herein, is <br />water which can be used to meet consumptive use demands <br />in the three Lower Division States in excess of 7,500,000 <br />acre -feet annually. The term "surplus" as used in these <br />Operating Criteria is not to be construed as applied to, <br />being interpretive of, or in any manner having reference to <br />the term "surplus" in the Colorado River Compact. <br />(c) "Net inflow to Lake Mead," as used in Article III(3) <br />(b)(iv) and (c)(iii) herein, represents the annual inflow <br />to Lake Mead in excess of losses from Lake Mead. <br />(d) "Available capability," as used in Article II(4) herein, <br />means that portion of the total capacity of the powerplant <br />that is physically available for generation. <br />7 <br />