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18 GOLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT ments, shall be rejinbursed to said fund from the separate fund identified in section 5 of the act of December 21, 1928 (45 Stat, 1057), to the exteut such reimbursement is consistent with the expenditures Oongress may authorize from said separate fund pur- suant to said act. The attached additional regulation No, 1 for generation and sale 'of power in accordance with the Boulder Oanyon Project Adjustment Act is hereby made a part of these principles and criteria, , . 6, In accomplishjng the foregoing, Lake Powell will be operated in general accordan4e with the provisions of principles 7 and 8, 7, Storage capacity in Lake Powell to elevation 3,490 (6.5 million acre-feet surface sto'rage) shall be obtained at the earliest practicable time in accordance with the following procedure: Until elevation 3,490 is first reached, any water stored in Lake Powell shall be available to maintain rated head on Hoover power- plant, When stored water in Lake Powell has reached elevation 3,490, it will not be subject to release or diminution below eleva- tion 3,490, T4e obtaining of this storage level in Lake Powell will be in such manner as not to cause Lake Mead to be drawn -down below elevation 1,123 (14.5 million acre-feet available surface storage) which: corresponds to rated head on the Hoover power- plant. In the process of gaining storage to elevation 3,490, the release from Glen Oanyon Dam shall not be less than 1 million acre-feet pel' year and 1,000 cubic feet per second, as long as infiow and storage will permit. 8, The operation: of Lake Powell above elevation 3,490 and Lake Mead will be coordipated and integrated so as to produce the greatest practical amount of power and energy, In view of the provision for allowance set forth: in principle 5 hereof, the quantity of water re- leased through each, powerp1ant will be determined by the Secretary in a manner appropriate to meet the filling criteria, 9. In general, it is not anticipated that secondary energy will be generated at Hoov$r during the filling period. However, any sec- ondary energy, as (lefined in the Hoover contracts, which maybe generated and. deliyered at transmission voltage at Hoover power- plant will be dispos$d of under the terms of such contracts. 10, In the annual application of the fiood control regulations to the operation of LBike Mead, recognition shall be given to available capacity in upstream reservoirs, .. ADDITIONAL REGULiI-'I'ION No, 1 TO THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR GENERATION ANi> SALE OF POWER IN AOCORDANCE WITH THE BOULDER OANYON PROJEOT ADJUSTMENT ACT In accordance with the terms and conditions of the act of July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 774), and article 27 of the general regulations promul- gated May 20, 1941, the following additional regulation No.1 is hereby promulgated: Oommencing with June 1, 1987, charges for electrical energy in addition to such other components as may then be authorized or re- quired under the then extsting laws and regulations, and to the extent not inconsistent therewith, shall include a component to re- turn to the Unite~ States funds adequate to reimburse the Upper .