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<br />p.p. STAT. 271
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<br />lnteragency
<br />ooop.!"8.tion.
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<br />S:'llillity con-
<br />trol units,
<br />construction
<br />e.nd mnintllnanc. .
<br />43 lIse 1592.
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<br />43 use 1593.
<br />l'lf\nJ1ing
<br />%"oports.
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<br />Pub. Law 93-320
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<br />June 24, 1974
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<br />(I.>) Ihe t;('el"C'tary is h('.rcby directed to ('_:<pedite the investigation,
<br />plllllning, and illlph~llIclltl\tion of t.hc slllillity contl'ol program ~en-
<br />ero.lly ns d(',~crib('d in chnpter VI of the Secretary's report p.lltitl~d,
<br />"Colo1'nrlo River "'ntcl' Quality IrnpronllU'llt Prog-rnm, Fehruar:y
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<br />(c) In eonfol"lllil.y with sc>cf ion 201 (n) of this title nnd the authority
<br />of the Environmentnl Protection Agency under I'"eoeral laws, th~
<br />RL'cl'('tnr\". tlH' Administrntor of the F;nvironmcntal Protection
<br />Ag-cncy,.nlld till' S('crctury of Ag'l'iculture urc dirp.ctp.d to COOpCl'Iltc
<br />lIull cool'dinlltf' t1H'ir llcf.i\"itiC's clTect.ively to enrry out the objective
<br />of this tit.le.
<br />SI':t'. 202. The SC'crctnry is authorized to con.c;truct, operate, nnd
<br />IIlllintflin the following salinity COllt 1'01 units n~ t.1H~ initial staw of the
<br />Colorad.o Hiv('f' nnsin s[11init.y control pl"Og'l'lllll.
<br />(1) The Pnl'lldux VIlII(',v nnit, Mont.rol;c Count.y, C:olornrlo, COII~
<br />sistillg' of flll~iliti('~ fOI" \'ollC'dioTl nnd disposition of ~mlille ~l"Ollnd
<br />W:llt~1" flf PI\rt\do:< VIII ley, illC'ludillg wr.ll[.;. pump:;;;, pip~lil1f'S, soll\l'
<br />C'\"upOI'ntion pOllci:-;. nlltl nil llf't'I'SSIlI',)' Ilpplll'tcnl\nt nnd [1:-\:-\Oc:illh.d
<br />wOl'ks sll('h liS r'Ulltl:-i, f-cllrt'S, dikc>:->, power tmllslIlission fllrHiti('s, IIl1d
<br />pel'lIIulH'lIl. op('mt ing- fllcilitirs.
<br />(~) Thr (il'llnci Ynllcy 1Illit, C'olorndo. c'ollsisting- of mensul'f'!'5 ane!
<br />nlllH't'('~~al'.v nppul'tt'naut. nnd nssocinted works to f('dncr. the ~('pnj:!f'
<br />of ilTi~ntinll wutN fl'om tlil' irril!uted Innd~ of Orand Vnlley into thp
<br />~mllJl(1 water' nno. thp.llce into t.Jw Colorado HinT. .Me.!l!'fIlTeS shaH
<br />inrllloo lining' of rnnals and lI\tcrnls, and thc~ c:omhinin~ of existing
<br />t':lIw.ls and. lah'l'lll:-; info fC'\n~r nHd mort~ cflicicnt fncilitles. Prior to
<br />init int ion of l'oll~tnldion of thC'_ (il'lllltl \'ullr_y unit tlw Srcrrt!lrv shllll
<br />('ntH illtn cClnt1'fl('t~ 1hrollg-h \\'hich fllC llg-t;Jlcies owniu.t!. Oll(.i'lltill~.
<br />!lull lll:lilltllillill~ th~ watC'1' distl'ihntinn. !">,'t'stcms in (il.lIncl \'1l11(')'.
<br />!'ill:!l.\" (II" in t'olll.t'rt. will a!l~nmc nil ohllgatiolls 1'C'latin~ to thl~ ('011-
<br />tillllt'd o!wrntioll and mnillt(~lInn("c of the lIuit'!,I faeilitit'!oI to Ih" plHI
<br />fhal. lIw l1Ifl~illllllll f'('tlllt'tioll of salinit,V inflo\\' to the ColoT:lclo Uj\'('J'
<br />will ht' at'.hit'\'C'd. TIl(~ SN',rC'tllT'.Y .i~ nlso 11llthorizcd to pro\'idf'. ns nn
<br />t.ll'IIlI'ut. of 111('_ Gmllll Yn lit.\-. ulIit. fol' a h~f'lllli('nl !-itnlf to )l1'm.jdl' ill rUT"-
<br />I\\lllllm :\111' 'll:o\:o\i:o\tann' i\\' w:lh'l" USI,'I':o\ 011 Il\t'l\l\io 11'\11 lUI'I\io\l1"\':o\ 1'",'
<br />lilllitilll! t'Xt"'SS wull'l' apl'lit"alioll~ tu il'l'ig'llf'eJ hlllll~: l'mo;'!,',J, Tlmt
<br />!':lIl'h n~ioh;fal\(,I' shun lIot r_x('C'('!i [\ !If'l'ioel of /i\'t~ YClll"~ afti.~r' rlllld~ fil':'it
<br />hrcomc n\'ailllhl(' lllldcl' this tit.le. The Scc-I'etary will cnt(>r illtn lIj!rCI'-
<br />llH'j"lt~ \\-itli" tll(' ~('-el'C'ti"lr.\'-of Aj!~'icllltllr(> 1"0 dcnlop n llllifirLl l'ontJ'OI
<br />plnn for the (;1'1\11(1 Vnllr,Y Illllt. Tlw Sccrctur.v of .\g-riclIlture is
<br />diJ'(\ctt'tl to cooper:ltf' in the plunlling- nnd l'-nnstrnc.tion of on-foml
<br />~ys.t(,I1l11l('aSllr('s lII11h~r. pl'Oj:!rams nnlilflhle to tllnt J)rparfmf'nt.
<br />(:l) ThC\ Cryst:ll (ir)'scr unit, Uta.h, consi!::ting- of focilitif's for ('01.
<br />Irdion nneI disposition of sfllillc gc,)'sel' dischnrgesj inclndinl! dikC'.".
<br />pipf'lillr!:=:, ~olnr "\"Ilporntion ponds, and nll nr.~es..,nry appllrtr>nnnt
<br />\\"(lJ'k:-; in('11Hlillg- OP"I'llt.iug facil it.irs.
<br />(4) '1'11(' L:l~ Vrgas "?f1sh lInit, N('\'ada, ("onsi!'-itillg' of fal,ilit.i(,f-! fOf
<br />rollectioll and disposition of snline g-l'OlInd wntrr of Las Yt'j!as 'Vnsh.
<br />inrlndin,2' i11filtmtioll galleriC'!":, pUllIpS, ,h'Slllll'l'. pipel iJ1(,s. ...,olllr f"\'apo-
<br />mtion fncilitirs, :1.IHI nil nppllrtrl1Ant. works inchu.Jing hllt not limited
<br />to roaos, fenl~(,s. powr.r t.ransmis!":ion flu:ilitif's, and operatinj!: facilities.
<br />fh:C'.20:1. (n) The ~rcrrtnrY is nuthorized and L1irC'ctcll to--
<br />(1) ExpC'tlifc rompletion of the planning !"rports 011 the following'
<br />Hllits, c)rscT'ibf'tl in thp. Spcn~t:tr.\"'s report, "Colorado Rh'er 'Voter
<br />Qunlity ImprovPIllC'nt Program, F(',brunry 1972":
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