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<br />170'
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<br />EW Sr~.'r. 267
<br />Kflplaoement
<br />wa.ter, stud..
<br />199.
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<br />59 StAt. 1219.
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<br />82 Stat. 887.
<br />43 USe 1512.
<br />
<br />U.S. ~eotion,
<br />I IJlC. f'\1r.ds.
<br />adVl!l.nce.
<br />
<br />TIAS 1708,
<br />
<br />Desnlted wahr
<br />exahange.
<br />
<br />Return flow
<br />reduotion.
<br />
<br />11"'101171.11]0
<br />Hurl'n/t" loo(luo_
<br />t10n.
<br />
<br />43 use 613.
<br />L:l.rnite.tlon.
<br />
<br />'&:cqllired lands,
<br />disposal.
<br />
<br />System improve_
<br />ments, instal-
<br />lation llSs1st_
<br />ano..
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<br />
<br />Pub. Law 93-320
<br />
<br />June 24, 1974
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<br />(c) Hq;T;'ifi:illCllt. or tll(~ rp.jl~ct stl'('alll (('om the upsaIt illg' plllllt Rill!
<br />of an.,. 'Vcllton-Mnlmwk dntllla;.!;l'. water bJpasSl.~J. to 1I11~ Slllltll Cllll':l
<br />~l(mgh to al~(,ol1l})'is.h f'ss(~lltilll UIll'l"atioll (~Xl'P.l't at slIch tillll'S wlwn
<br />tIH~I"(~ p.xist:; slIrplus watl'.I" of t1J(~ Colorado Hive!" lInclu the tenll~ of
<br />tlw l\Jt'XiClllI \V;ltl'l" TI'('aty of l!JH, is n'r.oglliZt~d ns 11 lI11tjol1al ollli.
<br />g:lt.inll tiS IH'O\'idl'd in sccljoll i(J~ of the Culm'ado Hi\"t:.1' BllSill Projj~ct
<br />Act (H~ Stilt. twr)). Studip.s t.o idclltiry fensihle nwnSllres to fll'o\'idl!
<br />adl'l]llat(. 1'('plll("('IlIf'lIt WUhH' shull he cOlllplt'h'd IInt.lntt'r IhulI.JUIIC :W,
<br />WRO, Said .stu(til.'s ~h;dl he lilllitl'd to Ptl(I.',lItiu.1 ';5()IlI"('t'~ within Uw, ~t:\t~,~
<br />of .\rizol\.\, CalifOl'llin., Colorado, NC'w Mf'-xico, anti those I'orlioll!ol of
<br />NHndn. Utnl., lllld 'Vyolllillg' whidl llrt~ within tllf'- lI11tllr[l1 drnillflge
<br />!):lsill of t IH' (:olomdo Hi \'C'r. .'\r.l'a~lIr('s 1'0111111 IlI'CCSSUI)' to 1"'I)lu('1' 1 hl!
<br />I'l'jl'd ~1J'(';l1ll fnun 1I11~ d(~saltlllg- plallt aud allY \\I'lltOll-.\lollllWk
<br />(tminagc bqlH:-iScd to the Slllltll ('Iura Slough to ac:collll'lisl. (>l-j.<.;{'lItilll
<br />o'p(,l'lItiOll:' '1IIll,'" hi: ll~ltkl'tak('1I ind"p"II(klltly ~f the 1I:lfio;llll_ olll.~a-
<br />IICIIl st'f. fMlh III SPi.'tIOIl ~():l of '-he ColllnHlo HI\.cl' BUSIII I rO]l'ct .\d.
<br />(d) The ~e('.n.t:lI''y is hcreby IlutllOri:r.cd to D.U\"llIlCf" fund!-i to "lit>,
<br />lJllitcd Stlltrs :icdioll, Intcrnational llolludtlry 81lCI ',"uteI' CClllllllis-
<br />~ioll (IB',"C). fOl' cOllstructioll, ope('atioll, and mailltcnnnl:e Ly
<br />Mexico plll'SlIllnt to .\rinute No. 2-1-:t of that portion of the Lypn!;s dmin
<br />within ~h~:<i('o. SHeil fllluh l-ihnll be tmllsferred to all npprop,'illfe
<br />Mrx'lt'all ngl'll('Y, U1H\f'r 11lT:l1lgelllt'nl:-; to ',e concluuf"u Ly tlU! 1 B'\'( ~
<br />pn~\ _iding fOl' tI_H' cOllstnll'tioll. opt~rntiOll, u.nd lIlu.inft'llIlIll'C of such
<br />tlll'llIt}" hv MexIco.
<br />(l~) .AII:v dt'~nlt('d wufC'.r not, IH".th'u (lll' tlip pUl"pm:,l'R of this tith.
<br />IlIn)' hi' t'x('IIlIIIJ!t'd IIt_ (ll'i('f's and IIlld(~1' tf"l'lIl:-! Ilnd l'ondit.ioll!-. :-;l1til-ifnctol')"
<br />tu t,lw ,st'tTI.jllI'Y and the pl'occf'ds tlll'l'cfl'Olll !-.hulll~ tl"Jlo:-,itf'd in tlw
<br />Ut'l\t.'nd Fund of thf'_ Trl'llsII\'Y. The r.ity of Yuma, AI'\zona, shaH hn.v~
<br />hl":>t right of rdll~ll] to any !mch wutcr.
<br />(f) Fol' the IHlrpose of rcdw:ing tllf~ rdurn flows from the di\-i!;ion
<br />to one hUI\(Jrt't :111(1 sC\'t'llt.y-the thousanu acre-feet or less, annnnlly,
<br />thC'. S('.('n'tilry i!:' aut.horized to:
<br />(1) A(.(,('lemtc the cOopt'mti\'f'. pl'OJ,!l'lllH (If Irrigation MSUl-
<br />U,t!l:"llll'llt ~t~l'\'ic('s with tIll'. "'('lIton.~lohawk TrrillD.tioll Ilnd
<br />I>millnge 1>btrid, hl'!'('innftC'.r rdprred to ns the district.. fOl' tIll'
<br />pll.I'P()SI~ of impl'oving irriJ!:ltioll cllicit.nl'Y. Thf" di~trid. ~11ll1l hNU'
<br />If:, share of the ("/)!-;t. uf ~\l('h pl'O~l'I\m 1\!-> (h.ft'l'minell hy flU'
<br />:--i,'t'l't'lnl''',
<br />(~) ,\t'lfllil'l', IIY 1'"1'1'1111.''''(\ 01' lllmll/.d. 1'1IIin(~lIf .14lIlIniu II,.
<br />(,xl'llallg'~1 to llw ('.IiI('1l1. tlt'I(~l'Il1il\('d hy hilll 10 IJ(~ "I'I'I'Cll'l'iuh',
<br />\1l11tlS (II' illt<'-"\':-.t:-'o ill \Ilnds to .'t'lllln~ th(' (~_l'lstillg SC\.t~l.ty-fin'
<br />II.ulI:-'llUd d(~n~Jol)('d !lIUJ lIndev('.lopt~d ilTig'Rblc ncrel-i lluthol'izf'd
<br />by thl.' A('t. of .1uly 30, IV47 (01 Stat. (j28), known as thp. Gila
<br />H<'nllthol'i7.11tioll Act. The initial ('("duct ion in irrigahlp. D.Crt'RI!t'
<br />~hnlll>c limited to approxlmately ten thousand acres, H thr ~f'C-
<br />n.tll.I'J' dC'.tC'l'Il1ines thRt the irrig-able nCl'cng-e of the didsiulI must
<br />00 t'('(hwcd hclow ~\xt.y-fivc thou~1\1H.l acre~ of irrigable 'n.nd~ to
<br />carry out tho purpose of thi:-l sedioll, the Secretary is authorized.
<br />with the t'_onsent of the district, to acquire additional lands, us
<br />JIInv lJe dC'f'lIIcd by him to he llppl'Oprinle,
<br />(j.!) The SI'crC'taI'Y is nUf,hol'i:r.t'rl to dispo:-iC of the uC<JlJjr~1 hands
<br />nnd illtf'l'('st~ therein 01\ tf'rms ulIll condit.ions sD.ti~fadol'y to him !lull
<br />mN,.ti1\~ th~ obj('ctivc of this Act.
<br />(h) The Sel.'n~tarv is aut.horized, ~i(llt'r ill conjunction with or in
<br />lil'.u of laud llcquisitioll, to assist wntcl' IISCI'~ in th(~ di\-ision in instnll-
<br />in/! systt'm illlpro\-cmeuts. ~m('h a::i ditch lining.changc of field Inyouts.
<br />nut.oHulti(', equipment., sprinkler systems and bubblcr systems, ns n
<br />menns of increasing irrigation {':fficicncie:-l: J"'01'ided, hOll'tl'er, Thnt
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