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I I I 07f)n I I I . I I I I I I I I I I I I I Appendix B. -- Excerpt from PUBLIC Wonirn-IUVERS A..,.~D HARBORS , PUBLIC LAW 89-298; 79 STAT. 1073 [So t3.001 An Act aut~orillng the cons.truc!iol"l, r~;J...rl"'. and prnervo1t10l1 o~ certal.. Dub;,c w.?rk5 0.' rl":ers ;Jnd hOl.rbors tor nav'Ooll.on, !IOIJ':! centrol, ancS for other ;.ur;:CJc'" Be ./ er-oded by the Ser.a/e end House of Representatives 0/ the United Stales oj Amer.'ca in CO.'l{}T~SS assembled, 'i'Mt: TITLE 1-:'iO!lTHEASTER;.; U:;!TED ST,\ TES WA TET" SUPPLY See. 101. (a) Congress I;ereby recog~izes that assuring adequate supplies of W.1tcr for the breat metropolita!l centers oi ~he United Slates h.:ls become ~ prob;er:1 of such m.:~!Jitud~ that the wcHare ac.d prosperity of this cC'Jntry require the !="ecer.11 Go....ernme:il to assist in the solution of WJ~er supply pToble:ns. Therefore, the Secretary or the .-".I'mr. ~ctln;; throu;;;h the C!ll-2f 0: C:-:cir.eers. is autr.orized to cOvperate ~':tb Feller.:ll, S~Jte, ~nd ]oc.:J.1 agenci~3 in preparing' plans in accord~nce wilh tbe r/.:1ler Resources Planni::lc; Act (Public Law S9-~O) to meet the long.ran~e water ncod. of the northeastern United State,. This plan ma)' pro,'ide for the construction, oper~- tolre PJver tbrough the city of TrinIdad. The condition. set forth in para.ral'hs 2(b) and ~(c) of ..id report shall be applicable to the proj ect. The Jol:n :,fartin R.,ervoir project (forme,'Jy knoWII a. Caddoa Reservoir), Por;;ans", River, Colorado, as authorized by the Act of June ~2, 1900 (~9 Stat. 15,0), is "..odified to authorize and direct the Chief a! En~ineers to use not to exceed ten thoUSJud acre-feet of reservoir flooJ co:1trol stOl"06'e spa.ce for the purpose of e.stJblishing and mJ:ct~iDic.i J. pel':Tune:1t pool for !i::h and wilJlife :J.nd recrea- tional p'lGoses, :!.t sJ.cn t~!TIes 3~ stor:l~e space !:lay not be av.:::.ilJ.ble for such ~e:':J:j,:J.D12Dt pool within the conser.....~tion pool as defined in article III F. ;'r;;~cs~' F..iv<r compact (63 Stat. 145) escept that- (1) Tne State of Colorado shall purchase and make availahle any water rights necess:J.ry under State la"IV to e::itabiish and there.fter maintain the pel'manent pool. (2) The ri;hts of i"i~ators in Colorado and Kansas to those waters available to them under the terms of the .-\r~ansas Rh'er compact and undEr the law. of their respective S:ates shall not be dimini.}hed or impaired by anj'thing contained in this para- ~raph. (3) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed >0 as to give any preference to the permanent pool over other project pur- poses. (4) )>fo_per"'a~p.!'~1. !Le,eJn _de_flned. shall bO_l'l!aintained except upon written tel'~S .:Ind cO!ldit:ons .:Iccci=ltablc :J.r.d ~:ieed t'O(:IYor the-C~:ie{o{E;i~:lee:os in th-e in"terest of flood control, n:'id lB)-by ~t"he." Color.:!:.!o Stite" E!::iineer-,--the- Alkii'ls:ls. ~iver ComCa1t ~;.dr.:i!~.i.~tr~tio~L::!.-Dd the CJk:o::!.co 'l/:;.ter Conservation Board, in the interest of ~~t:lbH.5hi!lg, ?:ainlaining, :ll1C oper.1tinr the perma-nen t" pool. i'o~~c.r~"~ficnaLacd..!i?b_an<L wildlile.- pur~. poses, (5) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed SO os to limit tbe authorit)' of the Chief of En;;ineers to operate John ~lartin Reservoir for the prir.lary purposes of the prerention of flood. aDd the preserYJtion oi life and property~ MISSOURI R1v"ER BAS~ The project for flood protect:on on Bi;: Creek at Ha>.., J{ansas, Is hereby authorized suos[Jntio.lly in accorcance wi:.h the rccomme!'ld.1- tions of the Cniei of En;:ineers ;D Se:In:'e Document :-,'~mbered 22. Eig:1ty-n:nth Co~gress, J.t ;m estimJ.tt:d cost of ~:?70:?OCO. -45-