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February 5, 1971 000533 II. AUTHORITY The basic authority for developing a Western U.S. Water Plan is contained in P.L. 90-537, approved September 30, 1968, and titled "Colorado River Basin Project Act." Titles land II are quoted as follows: TITLE I-COLOHADO RIVER BASIN l'RO.JEC'T: OI\.JECTIVES SEC. 101. That this .\d may he cited as the "Colorado River Hasin Project Act". SEC. 102. (n) It 15 the object of thIS Act to provide a, program for the' further comprelllmsi\'l' development of the wate.r resources of the ('olorndo River Basln and for the provision of additional and adequate water supplies for use ill Iht' upper a8 well as in the lower Colorado Hirer Basm. This program is declared to be for the purposes, among otlH~rs,.of rt>gu)atiug the flo"v of the Colorado River; controlling floods; improving navigation; pn)\'iding lor the storage and delivery of the waters of the Colorado River for reclamation of lands, including . suppl,emental W:lter supplies, and for municipal, indugtrial, and other heneficial purposes; improving water qualit.y; providing for basic pub. lic outdoor re.creation facilitIes j improving conditions for fish and wildlife, and t.he generat.ion and sale of elect,rica.l power as an incident of the foregoing l'urposes. . ' (b) It is the policy of the Conwess that the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the' Secretary") shall continue to,Q.evelop, after consultation with affected States and appropriate Federal agencies, a regional water plan, cOIlsistent with the provisions of this Act and with future authorizntions, to serve as the framework under which projects in the CQlorado River .Basin may he coordinated and eonstructed with pro-per timing to the end that an adequate supply of wat~r may be made l\vai1~ble for such projects, whether he:etofore, herem, Or hereafter authorJzed. ' TITLE II~INVESTIGATIONS AND PLANNING SEC. 201. Pursuant to the authority set out in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supple- mentary thereto, and the provisions of the Water Resources Planning Act of July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244, ae amended, with respect to the coordination of studies, investigations Rnd assessments, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct full and complete reconnaissance invesh- O'fltions for the purpose of developing- It g-enernl plan to meet the future water needs of the Weslern United States. Such investigations shall include the long-range water supply available and the Jong.rnnge water requirements in each water resource r-e~ion of the We..~ern United States. Progress reports in connection with these investiga- tions slll\ll be submittpd to the President, the National Water Commis- sion (while it is in existence), the Water Resources Coune-il, and to the Congress every two years. The first of such reports shall be sub- mitted on 6r before June 30, 1971, and n final reconnaissance report shall be submitted not later than June 30,1977: Pro.vided, That for" period of ten years from the date of this Act, the Secretary shall not undertake reconnaisSance studies of Rny '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.,. 1 Colorado River Basin ProJeot Act. 82 STAT. a8S 82 STAT. ~8& 43 use 371. 42 use 1962 note. Reports.