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<br />.,. '" ----..., .~ .' <br /> <br />. :. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />0181' <br /> <br />IN OCTOBER OF 1985 WE ESTABLISHED THE EASTERN STREAM <br /> <br />QUANTIFICATION SUBCOMMITTEE. ALTHOUGH THIS LOOMED AS A TROUBLE- <br />SOME ISSUE AS SEVERAL STREAM SYSTEMS WERE OVER-APPROPRIATED AND <br /> <br />NON-INDIANS DEPENDED ON THE. -WATERS OF THOSE SYSTEMS" IN THREE <br />MONTHS THE PARTIES NEGOTIATED RESERVED RIGHT CLAIMS IN THE FLORIDA <br /> <br />RIVER, STOLLSTElMER CREEK, PIEDRA RIVER, DEVIL CREEK, SAN JUAN <br /> <br />RIVER, ROUND MEADOW CREEK, AND CAT CREEK. THIS WAS DONE WITHOUT <br /> <br />INJURY TO EXISTING NON-INDIAN USERS. <br /> <br />ON MARCH 14, 1986, THE NON-FEDERAL PARTICIPANTS REACHED <br />AGREEMENT ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE SETTLEMENT. THE THORNY MARKETING <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />ISSUE WAS DELICATELY BALANCED, ALL EXPORT AND LAW OF THE RIVER <br />LITIGATION ISSUES REMAINED OPEN. THE GIVE AND TAKE WITH RESPECT <br /> <br />TO THE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, ADMINISTRATION. AND COST-SHARE <br /> <br />COMPLETED THE SETTLEMENT PACKAGE. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDED FOR A <br /> <br />NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF $238.2 MILLION, WHICH CONSISTED OF CASH CON- <br /> <br />TRIBUTIONS, THE STAGING OF CERTAIN PROJECT COMPONENTS. THE ASSU~P- <br />. <br /> <br />TION OF CERTAIN FEATURES AS NON-FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITES, AND THE <br />INCLUSIORQFTHE PRESENT WORTH OF LOCAL WATER USERS REPAYMENT <br /> <br />OBLIGATIONS. <br /> <br />THE AGREEMENT WAS PRESENTED TO INTERIOR WITH AN EXPEDITIOUS <br /> <br />REVIEW REQUESTED. THE JUNE 30, 1986 DEADLINE IMPOSED BY CONGRESS <br />IN CHAPTER IV OF PUBLIC LAW 99-88 LOOMED. DESPITE THIS APPROACH- <br /> <br />ING DEADLINE INTERIOR FAILED TO RESPOND. IN EARLY JUNE POLITICAL <br />. PRESSURE WAS EXERTED ON INTERIOR TO RENEGOTIATE. IN <br />RESPONSE, THE FIRST MEETING OF THE RESUMED INDIAN NEGOTIATIONS <br /> <br />OCCURRED ON JUNE 11, 1986. <br /> <br />-4- <br />