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<br />or wnrd ot the UIli!('d Rt:lll'~ whu:::e <:Inim (It I'i~ilt i~ lIot ha.:<:e<1 .'wlcl.v 11)100
<br />Stnte lnw. Sllld list Hhnll he supplemented n.nd revised promptly as new clnims
<br />llre mude HI\(] l'xistilLg dllillls :II'C ;\hallclollt'tl or uthcl'wisl" 4Iisjlos{'(1 flf. A
<br />cnt.uloJ,:ne of such claims F:hnll he IHulntl1illed by the Secretory nnd, except for
<br />ltern~ therein which :uc certili('11 by the head of u claimant n~ency to he of such
<br />Import.ance to the natiollal defense os to require st'Crccy. Rhl1l1 be open to public
<br />inspection, mal copic~ thereof and of itf'IUS therein sholl, subject to the same
<br />("):cepUoll, be !nrnishctl hy the Secretary to nny pen;on who applies therefor nnd
<br />pays the emit. of prcparinp: the same.
<br />:-:EC:. -t. (a) :'\llt\\"ilh~lall(lill~ its ri;.:'ht~ with rl'SJl('('t. to Iiii"' lI111inh'nance and
<br />illllll-(J\-~'lllt~llt 1I[ Im\'iJ,':-:ltioll :\1111 (If thf' IUlYi;:filllc ('a}l:ldty flf the strf'ams ot the
<br />Ullited Stat('~, lhe IJnitl'd Rtates hC'l'chy ('t)l1~en1"s tfJ t.he cuntinucd storage nnd
<br />diversion of water for con:-;umpti\'e \l~ from any stream or stream system to
<br />whkh il:-l jnrh..l\idiclII pxtend~ hy l\IlY ]ler:-:oll who5t~ ri/..:'ltt f-r, tn sture or divert
<br />(1) was estnhlbheu in accordance with th~ I:HV of the St.ate or St..'ltes con-
<br />cerned not les~ than ten ycars before the enact.ment of this Act, (ij) has been
<br />exerciscd in accordance with those- laws during snid ten years anll continues
<br />to be exercised with rCfisonahle continuity hercafter. and (Hi) Is not in con-
<br />filet with nny ri~ht. of the United St.-ltes oth{'r thnn its ri~ht to use that water
<br />for t.he IlInintl'nnlll'C :11111 illlpro\"(~ment or IlH\"iJ!ation. This consPnt ext(,llds to
<br />stOTag'p' nnd lli\'('r,.;:ion in all amount equal to the n~ernge :1mo\lTlt IflwfulIy find
<br />bencl1cinlly s.t.ored [Inti di\"crtl.-'11 dllrillg the ten-Yf'ar periOd flfor~ahl, :-ImI in
<br />nny conteo:;t with re~llcct thereto. or to. other matters set forth in thi~ f'iubsection
<br />the bnr(]cn of pnlOf shnll he on the llersoll claiming t.he benefit of this con!'=cnt.
<br />(b) .\n:" pN~on to wlwlll the ('ow.:ellt l;i\"(~1l hy ,<;:lIh~e("'tioTl (:1.) or this l'1ection
<br />is not npplic:lule or who wi!'=hes to :-:tOl'e or (lh'crt wnt{'r for conSlmlptive use
<br />In nn :lmount /..:'rentcr tllnn tll;lt pl"m.lded in ~ald subsection lIl:ly apply to. the
<br />S('{'ret,'HY of th{' Army fo'" n license so to rtn for a stntCfl nnmhcr nf ycnrs nnd
<br />8nid S('('Tclnry shall ,:rant i'=\1ch lic('lIsc unless he filHIs that. the storflge or diver-
<br />sirm will intNfcre with the prol,"ble nfnig'ntion refJuir('m('ntl~ of thco Ullited
<br />~tnt{'s: c1l1fiug' ~nitl JlNioc1 find. in the cnse of stOl"flge or diversion in nny Stnte
<br />lyilli: wholly or Ilflrtially WPSt. of th(' ftSth llwridian for heneficinl comaunptive.
<br />lIse in till' ~alllf' or n1l01"1l("r Silt'll Htatl', tllolt tllp II>:C of ~nicl w:lter fnr nndJ..:lltion
<br />willllrOfll1cf! henelits fmhstllntinlly ill l.'XC('~S nf tlw::;e whic:h will prolmhly nl"ise
<br />from the u~e to whkh the stored or llin."rtell water will lie pllt. 'rile graut or
<br />refn~f.I1 ot a liCCll:"CO 11llrtC'r this ~Ilh:"cctinn shall he F:.ubjcct to review under the
<br />Administrative l'r0r-e11ure A('t (GO ~tnt. 237), as filllC'lltlNI (!'i V"S.C. 1001 et
<br />fl.C'fJ.), Any snch licf"n~c :;::;hall he without. prejlHlice to allY ri~ht o:f the United
<br />St~'\le~ or, ns pro\"itled o;V law, of its a~cllcics to. store or di\-ert for any pnrpose
<br />(illdlldill,l: the r.nlllrnl of flood...) othel' thflll n:l\"i,g;ltion_ :'\0 fHilure to nPIlly for
<br />.111111 ."f'('lIre :1 lic('ll:-:e. n~ aflll.(....::litl ~hnll. of its O\\"I\ forN" r(>lltler the storage or
<br />dl\'f"r~ioll IIl1lnwfnl. hut ...ndl uulief"Il>:f'd ~tnnl;":(' nr (livf'r~ion !<h:lll hI' suhjf'('t to
<br />nhntt'l1Lt~lIt only uJlon I'rnnf that it, hy it~('lr (II" in ('olllhinntion with otll<'l" st1u"aA'e
<br />81111 (lIvt'r~iolls. lic'PIl~t'll or Illlli('('I1!<('ll, >:Ilh:-:tantinlly :1I1\'f'I.<;('I,> nITl'f~t~ the u::;e
<br />ot tile l"tri'nm ~.v~t{'m III fllll~:"tillll. or SOIllC' pnrt or it, for 1l:1\"i.:,:-atioll.
<br />(f:) :\'olhln,g' ('flll[nill(~l in tllis ~('('1illn :llld 110 lif'(,Il~l~ 1!<f-I\PIl pnr:.:lll1l1t to ~nh.
<br />t4l""("'lll111 (II) or llll~ 1<1'('110111111:111 he 1'1111>:11'\11'11 nlol (I) nITf'1'llll~ tll(' rkhf~ of any
<br />thlnl i':lrl~', nr (Ii) flt'pddll':':- :tll~' ~ll1ll' (.f Its l'IJ.dlt. In IIII' llS(~..r 1111 1''1"Il:lhl~
<br />)lol"lirHl {If 1]11' J1nw flf :111,\" ill!(.I".<.:jnle ...lr(':ll1l or >:11'pnlll ~.\'>:11'1I1, Ilr (Iii) 1ll'pdll(l-
<br />in;: nllY :ll.:'f'lIr-y ot tILl"! Olliled ~lntr-s, duly flulhoriu'cl tlH'l'P.IHlto, from l'('qnlrill~
<br />the rell'flSC ot stored wntt'r or th~ ('~s~nlioll f}f di"el'~iom: \\'h'~n n('Ce~,"arv for the
<br />mninlCllfll1l'e or illl)lro\'n111cnt of n:lt'iJ..;'fl.tioll uJlon P:IYIIIP.llt of just <'OlllPellsation
<br />t.herefor. or (Iv) rCfJlIirinl-! any :l,lrPIlCS. of the Onitcrl Stntcs to. ('('nse the storage
<br />or dh"{'rsion of water or to rel{'nse watf'r which it 8t.orp~ for the maintenance
<br />or improYf"lllent of llfl\-i,:::atinn f"x('('pt ns prm"irled hy other laws of the United
<br />State!'!, or (v) nIT('ctill,l: ally" prOl"j:;::;ioll of tile Fcdcml Power Act (41 Stat. 1077),
<br />as :J1Il('!u]l'll (lr. IJ.~_C.. ell. 12) I or the ri,:::ht!'l of :lny Iir-ensec thcrp.undcr.
<br />. SF.c.!'i. Tile incJm,ion in or omission fnllll ~('dlons 2 and 4 ot this Act of 8ny
<br />mntter shnll not he cOlIstrnl'rl-
<br />(n.) ns a f1{'lerminntion ot, or n. limltntion upon. the riA'hts, powers ot"
<br />pri\"lIf"gf's ot the States under t.he Con!';titntlon of the United States witb
<br />respect to the npproJlrlntion. 1I!';~ find dl::;trihntion ot woterR within their
<br />borders or with re,c;:pcct to the adoption or sueh pollcieR ond the enactment
<br />ot ~nch lnwR relntinj:t therf"to os th{'y may <le('m nec{'Ssnry;
<br />lh) except os ~peciftcnlhr provlrted In snirt Bp.ctlons so 10n~ fiS they remaln
<br />in force, as n wni\'er by the United States ot its rigbts, powers, privileges or
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<br />imm~lIit.ics llnder i.ls Constitution with l'l$pcct to the wflters of nny com~
<br />mcrC:lll I 1:\' _,.:lIllnhle lllter.::itatc :.<tt"C;11ll "I' :o:t.rt'lI!U :.:.'">:j<-'III ur :lIl.r other W:lters
<br />uf Lllc uluh't1 ~H:llcs or of ally riJ;ht:-; to Wllich ludilJlls :tnd Inuian re~n'a~
<br />t1()Il,~ :tn' elltitJctl under the lflW~ 1I1lt1 tre-atie:-\ of tll(~ UlIit,.t! :-;tatl..':':.
<br />SEC" Ii. (u) Section! of tile Ad of i\larch :1, 1~i7 (l~) :-;tat. 377, 4:~ V,S,C. 3:!1)
<br />Is Ilf:rcby tllUclltlecl h,}' deleting- the wortls "anll !lot 11a\'i;;:llIlc,".
<br />(~) J':icction 0 ot tlw Act flf June 17, 1nO;! (;\~ f'tut. ::nu. 43 V.S.C. 3S3). Ilnd
<br />scctlOn 4 of tile- Ad of July:J, ltJ:;(j (iu J;tat. 4~-t, 43 U.S.C. 4S;:;I1--!) except. the
<br />p.ro\'lsos thereto. nre hereby repeflleu. uut this I'clK'al shall not affect their con.
<br />tlllUetl nppl~t.'uhilit~, to ilTigntion projects heretofore initi:ltccl by lll(~ Secretary
<br />of the InteI"lor limIer the Federal reclamation law:;.
<br />SEO. 7" As ll~e(,l ~n this Ac~" the tel'lU "r:oll,..;umpti\"e use" includes the ll:;:e ot
<br />water ~or n~u~H.',pnl. do!u~stLc, ngl'icultllrnl, ~i1\"iculturnl, llOrticnltllrnl, ~tOl..'k~
<br />water, In~ustI"l!;! oud lUlllW;; purposes; the term "person" includes llny State
<br />of the.. V~lt~~ .Mates nnd nnJ', po,litlcal syL)(livi::;ion or agency thercof; and the
<br />term St,lte 11lClud~s Ule Dlstnct ot Columbia and uny territory which has
<br />become a Stnte.
<br />SF.c. 8: If any I)ro~ision ot this Act 01' the npplie:ltlon thereof in any cil'C1.1m.
<br />s~nnces IS held invnHd, the remainder of thjs Act nuct its appliclltion in other
<br />CIrcumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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