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<br />APPENDIX XII
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<br />$e>ptrmber 30. 1968
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<br />Pub. Law 90-537
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<br />Sr.(o. r.o-2. (a) In on:Jtt 10 compl)" ...-ilh llnd M.f'T', out Ihf' pro\-isiolUl
<br />of the ('olonda ltiver Complcl, the Upr~r Colorado Ri~.tr Basin
<br />Compa.tt., Ilnd lbe ~[nic.an \\ alet Treaty, t}le 5ec~u.Q' shall i"rv~
<br />critenll..JoLlhe. c~rdin&l~s:.:n!lge.open.tioD...D!.!..M....~m oon.
<br />6truded .nd op.'n.r~ under the .uthority of the Colorado Rin'r 51.or-
<br />A.g\' Project Act, the Boulder CaDlon Projrd .....eL. and the Boulder
<br />Canyon Projoct Adjustment AcL fo effec:t in part the pu~ u.
<br />pre......~ in thill Pftragnph, the criteri.. eblLll r::uh pro....9ion for lhl!
<br />!IIorage of waler in stOf1lg-t uniL!l ot the Colol1ldo Ri'-er stoUgt'l!roject
<br />and rele-..<.t>s of ""llUor from I.Ake Po..'ell in the !olloITing Iis~ ordtr
<br />of priority:
<br />(1) re]ea~ W supply one.halt the deficiency de.f<riW in Il.r-
<br />tide III (c) of the Colof1lJo Ri"er Compact, if any such de-n.
<br />cie-ncj' UI~S and ischl\r,C't'lI.ble lothe StlI.te.s of the Cpper Division,
<br />but in any event such tyle.L~ if any, sb~lI not be ""'luired in an)'
<br />)'e9.r that the Secrelary makes the detennination and issues the
<br />pruclamation sp<<ified In section~::!of this .\cti zo= -S.., ' ~,
<br />(2) ",1e-Jl.~'S to oomph- ....jth article III(d) of th(' ('olo~do " '0'"
<br />River ('omp"cl, 1l'Sli sud\ lQull.nli,ies /')f \"<Mer dtlj\"ered inlo the
<br />Colorndo RiHr t->elo"" T,('e Fern- 10 the cnodit of lhe Srl\tl's of tbe
<br />Cp~r ni\'i~il'll\ from Mhersourcl?'S; /lna __,
<br />(3) stornge of ....nter not required for lhe relen!'es specified in
<br />ch.u~s (1) and (2) of this sulo~tjon to the utent rllRt the Sec-
<br />retary', afur COl\5Ulllltil'ln ~irh Ihe ljr~r Color:1(ll) Rinr Com.
<br />mis.sion Rnd ",pr"eSl'nIRlin!:s o( fhe three Lo"'er Di\'ision Sotll.ll's
<br />. and tllkinj.! inlo ronSiJerlltion 1I.11 rtleunt faclor"S (including, but
<br />not limited to, h'\51oric strtnm.f1o...s, the most critic"l ~riod I'lf
<br />record, and probabilities of ....utr supplJ). shnll find this'to be
<br />reRsonabl)' ne<:es.~'\rY to ll.5SUre delinrLM under c1nuSE'S (l) and
<br />(2) ,;>;ilhout impairment I'll "nnual collsumplire u,,",s in the upper
<br />basin pursuant In the Coll'lJ;tl.do River Compnct; PrQddtd. That
<br />."ater not J'll n-quired to be stored shall he reluSE'd from Lake
<br />PI'l...ell; (i) to the e.:ll'nt it un loe M'R~nl\bl.; applied in the Soutes
<br />of rh.. [P..-'!r Divi510t: to the ~ses spec:F.e.d in a~icle TTICe) of
<br />thl' Colorndo Rivt'r Compnct, but no such r..len....c.es shall be m"de
<br />,,'hen the active "',.H'':l~ ill rAkf' Po...ell is If'ss rhnn The Rctive slor.
<br />"I!e in lAke :\fe.ad, {iil fO maint"in,1'.S nearh AS pTlI.cTicahle. "Clive
<br />STorll2\' in Li.ke :\-!l'lid "lual to the &.clive sror:l~e in LAh Po....ell,
<br />lI.nd (iii) 10 uoid anticiplI.l..J spills from L"ke Powell.
<br />(b) ~o( Illler than January l. lnO, the cnleria propoSE'd in accord-
<br />nnce ..-nh th" fOM'jo!oinlo? su~tion (a) I'lf this 5l"Clion shAll be !rub-
<br />miu...l to th" Governors of Ihl'l 9P:ven Color-ado !t1ver nasin Slates and
<br />10 such othrr pll.rtil"S and lI.~ncits as the ~rttary m"y d~m appro-
<br />prillt... (or their ",vi"... and C'Omme.TIt. Ahu ~ipt of comments on the P",bltutton h.
<br />pro~ cri1eri", but not I"ler lhan July 1. 197\), Ihe Sec",lary sh,,1\ ,.~.~ R.giltor.
<br />"dopt approprillll' criTI'Ma in lI.('("oNAnno _ith th.ia ~tion ..nd publj,h
<br />Ih" SlIm... in Ihe Ff'tier-al ~..;ster" Re-lCinning J&llIlU')' 1, 19';'::!, alld R.....rt \0 CD_
<br />YfJl.r!y The",llft.er, the ~retarv shllll tn.nsmit 10 the COnfo?'Tes5 Ana ir"'O", .t.>.
<br />to Ibe Govl'nlorsof lile Colorado Rivu BMin States a "'port. des:rih-
<br />inJl' the &.ctual o~ration under the adopted cMtniA for the p~ing
<br />rompacl ...aler year and the projedN o~n.tion for the cur",n! Jur.
<br />.\! a result of a.ctual opentin$t uperience OT unro~n circumstance".,
<br />Ih.. St-o-",ury may rheM'Aftu"modify the criteria to better &.chi..ve thf'
<br />purpo~ specified in sU~l"Ction (a) of this Slt'Ctlon. but ani v after cor-
<br />~-ponde.TIce with the Governors of the seven Colorw.do River R~in
<br />States and appropriAte ronsultlltion with such Sll\t" repr-tSof'ntative5 lIS
<br />,,"ch Governor may desi~att_
<br />(c) ~tion .. 01 the ColoJ;'l'.do RiT,r Stor'llgl! ProjKt _\ct shall ~
<br />a;.iminislere~1 in accordance ..-ith the fot'l'g"'ing criterl'" L..:.7 - .....,.M ,'~ ~:>~~.
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