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00u355 April I, 1971 II. AUTHOR ITY The basic authority for developing a Western U.S. Water Plan (WUSWP) is contained in P.L. 90-537, approved September 30, 1968, and titled "Colorado River Basin Project Act." Titles I and II are quoted as follows: TITLE I-COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT: OBJECTIVES SEC. 101. That this Act may be cited as the "Colorado River Basin Project Act". . SEC. 102. (a) It IS the object of thIs Act to provIde a program for the further comprehensive development of the water resources of the Colorado River Basin nnd for the provision of additional and adequate water sup:plies for use in the upper as well as, in the lower Colorado Ri".er.Basm. This 'program is declared to be for the purposes, among others, of regulntmg the flow of the Colorado River; cOJ.1trolling floods; improving navigation. providing for the storage and delivery of the waters of U-.e Colorado RIver for reclamation of lands, including supplemental water supplies, and for municipal, industr.ial, and other ~ne!icial purposes;. impro~i~g wat.er qual~ty; prov~d.ing for basic-pub. he outdoor. recreatIon faCIlItIes; Improvmg conditIons for fish and wildlife1 and ~he generation and sale of elect.rica.l power as all- inc;ident of the foregOIng purposes... . (b) It is the polIcy of the Congress that the Secretary of the Interior , (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall continue to <Jevelop, after consultation with affected States and appropriate Federal agencies, a regionall\"ater plan, consistent with the provisions of this Act nnd with future authorizations, to serve as the framework under which projecta in the Colorado River .Basin may be coordinated and constructed with proper timing to the end that an adeqnate supply of wat~r may be made avaih.l.ble for such projects, whether he~tofore, herem, or hereafter authorized. .. TITLE II~INVESTIGATIONS AND PLANNING ," SEC. 201. Pursuant to the authority set out in the &clamation Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supp'le- mentary thereto, and the pro\nslOns of the Wa.ter Resources Plannmg Act of July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244, .. amended, with respect to the coordination of studies, investigations and assessments, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct full and complete reconnaissance invest!. gations for the purpose of developing a jteneml plan to meet the future water needs of the Weslern United States. Such investigations shall inclnde the long-range.water snpply available and the long-range wnter requirements in each water resource re~ion of the Western United States. Progress rer.rts in connection with these investiga- tionsshall be submitted to t e President, the National WatorCommis- sion (while it is in existence), the Water Resources Council, and to the Congress every two years. The first of such reports shall be sub- mitted on Or before June 30, 1971, and a final reconnaissance report shall be submitted not later than June 30, 1977: Pro'oided, That for a period of ten years from the date of this Act, the Secretary shall not undertake reconnaissance studies of any 'plan for the importation of water into the Colorado River Basin from any other natural river drainage basin lying outside the States of Arizona, California, Colo- ) II-I Colorado River Basin Projeot Aot. a2 STAT. a6S 62 STAT. 866 43 USC 371. 42 USC 1962 note. Reports .