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<br />.' <br /> <br />359 <br /> <br />. <br />64 <br /> <br />65 <br /> <br />66 <br /> <br />67 <br /> <br />68 <br /> <br />69 <br /> <br />70 <br /> <br />71 <br /> <br />72 <br /> <br />73 <br /> <br />~ <br />75 <br /> <br />76 <br /> <br />77 <br /> <br />78 <br /> <br />79 <br /> <br />80 <br /> <br />81 <br /> <br />82 <br /> <br />83 <br /> <br />84 <br /> <br />.5 <br /> <br />provided, however, that such contracts shall not impair or otherwise interfere with: <br /> <br />(I) the project's authorized purposes. <br /> <br />(2) the ability of the project contractors to rneet existing repayment obligations, <br /> <br />(3) the storage allocations and limitations pursuant to Contract No. 5-07-70- W0086, as <br /> <br />amended, between the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District and the United States <br /> <br />und the allocation principles adopted by the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District <br /> <br />on November 29, 1979, and confirmed by the District Court of Pueblo County in Civil Action <br /> <br />No. 40487 by decree dated December 18, 1979, including any subsequent modifications made by <br /> <br />the District that are canfirrncd by the District Court, <br /> <br />(4) thc diversion of project water from its West Slope and East Slope water rights in <br /> <br />accordance with the opcrating principles referred to in Section 3, or <br /> <br />(5) the capacity in Reclamation project facilities whicb is needed to satisfy project <br /> <br />purposes and contractulll obligations with a term exceeding one y=- existing at the time of the <br /> <br />execution ofa contract under the authority of this subsection. <br /> <br />"(b) The term of any contract executed pursuant 10 this section shall not exceed the <br /> <br />remaining term of Contract No. 5"()7-70- W0086, as amended, between the Southcastcrn <br /> <br />Colorado Waler Conservancy District and the United States. The Secretary shall roncw any <br /> <br />contract exccuted pursuant to this section at the end of the contract term on such conditions as he <br /> <br />fmds to bcjust and equitable. The terlll ofsuch contract renewal shall be for a durati<ln no less <br /> <br />than the term granted the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservfll1cy f)i~trict under the <br /> <br />contractual arrangement negotiated upon the expiration of Contract No. 5-07-70- W0086. <br /> <br />"(c) To the extent water stored under the Project's Winter Water Storage Program spills <br /> <br />lJ64S~.2 <br /> <br />Draft January 11, Z001 (4:49pm) <br />