CWCB Repayment Contract ALP

I State; provided, that the State's use of the Statutory Water Allocation shall not be impaired
2 thereby. The right of use of such increased capacity is reserved to the United States.
3 (c) Any additions, changes to, or operation of Project Works or changes in use of the water
4 allocations pursuant to Sec. 6(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Settlement Act, as amended, from that stated in
5 the Animas -La Plata Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) dated July
6 2000 and subsequent Record of Decision dated September 25, 2000, will, if required by law, be
7 subject to further compliance with applicable environmental statutes, which shall include an
8 analysis of potential impacts on other project participants.
9 (d) Construction and operation of the Project will be in accordance with the Environmental
10 Commitments in Chapters 4 and 5 of the FSEIS, which are attached as Exhibit A to this contract.
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12 3. PROJECT COORDINATION COMMITTEES
13 Coordination of Project construction, operations, and maintenance activities has been, in part,
14 and will be accomplished through the establishment of two committees: one to focus on those
15 activities associated with the construction of the Project Works; the other to oversee the
16 operations and maintenance activities.
17 (a) The Project Construction Coordination Committee is made up of representatives of
18 those entities that have been identified by the Settlement Act, as amended, to receive a water
19 allocation and the Bureau of Reclamation. This committee has provided and will provide
20 coordination and consultation on the construction activities among all the project beneficiaries,
21 seeking common understanding and consensus on decisions associated with such items as final
22 plans for Project Works, project construction completion schedule, and Project construction
23 costs. Upon Project completion, this committee will be dissolved.
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