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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />002743 <br /> <br />Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior <br /> <br />\L< <br />&~ <br /> <br />(A) In consultation with the affected tribes, review <br />all studies and recommendations developed <br />pursuant to the Colorado River Floodway <br />Protection Act to ensure that the trust <br />responsbilities of the United States are met. <br /> <br />(B) Provide technical guidance and review to the <br />tribes regarding studies to be carried out <br />relative to provisions of the Act. <br /> <br />(C) <br /> <br />In consultation with the affected tribes, execute V <br />its trust responsibilities by implementing all <br />mitigation measures required to carry out the / <br />intent of this report pursuant to Section 15 of <br />the Act, including seeking adequate appropria- ~ <br />tions. ~ <br />J\< <br />oI'/}t/ <br /> <br />of federal] <br />with the <br /> <br />----... <br /> <br />VI. <br /> <br />ISSUES <br /> <br />DeterminatiqR~-Rs to <br />land~~iparian~the <br />operanon and maintenance <br /> <br />whether leases and uses <br />river are consistent <br />of the Floodway. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />More than two-thirds of the lands riparian to the lower <br />Colorado River area are owned or controlled by the United <br />States, with the Bureau of Land Management administering most <br />of the federal lands. Section 13 of the Floodway Act <br />provides that leases of lands within the Floodway owned in <br />whole or in part by the United States are required to be <br />consistent with the operation and maintenance of the <br />Floodway, with the Secretary of the Interior being <br />responsible for making such determinations. with respect to <br />such existing leases, the Act provides that no lease shall be <br />extended beyond the stated current expiration date, unless <br />the lessee agrees to take reasonable and prudent steps <br />determined to be necessary by the Secretary to minimize the <br />inconsistency of operation under such lease with the <br />operation and maintenance of the Colorado River Floodway. <br />Pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Act, these provisions do not <br />apply to Indian lands with "respect to any lease where <br />capital improvements, and operation and maintenance costs are <br />not provided for by federal financial assistance if the <br />lessee, tribe, or individual has provided insurance or other <br />security for the benefit of the Secretary sufficient to <br />insure against all reasonably foreseeable, direct, and <br /> <br />III-14 <br />