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<br />0010 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-(0- <br /> <br />purposes. WInters v. United States, <br />207 U,S. 564, 577 (1908); ArIzona <br />v. CalIfornia, 373 U.S. 546, 579-98 <br />(1963) , <br /> <br />~'":-~ <br /> <br />Given the constitutIonal underpinning for, and the nature of, federal owner- <br />ship and control of the publIc lands and their associated resources, It Is <br />not difficult to understand why Congress has on numerous occasIons expressly <br />provided that state law would govern the acquisition of rights to use <br />waters on the publIc domaIn by prIvate IndIviduals. In a constItutional <br />context, th 15 so-ca II ed "express deference to state water I aw"l4Tl s <br />essen'f1-a-r-tOO1 ves, the Un Ited States ot Its I nnerent ower andCOiitro I <br />over Its proper y and 0 g ve the states the opportunIty and the power <br />to regulate the use and acquisition of resources, Including water, <br />otherwIse controlled by the United States. <br /> <br />In both United States v. New Mexico, suora, and California v. United States, <br />438 U,S. 645 (197o>,"the Supre~~ Court Identified directives In various <br />"federa I I aws that state (aw shou I rl hA fn II owed or tha:t:....:!:he-tedeca Ii av: <br />-" ----- <br />snou I d not be C9os:f"r--1J.a.d tn 1 nt"rfer" w l:tlLs:taie_ta\l~l5./__E<l.cb_of these <br />.I.aws_dea.!_w_Lth-il specifIc: federal Droiect or DrOQram, or contaIned general <br />standards pertaining to the acquisition or protection of private rights <br />to the use of water on the pub II c doma In. I be II eve that n", I tner th e <br />Qeser:LLan.d-1,ct nor ~y_other federa I statute dea I s genera II ~ with <br />~ the Unltsd States-5hcuJ-d~~ el,d ",olr,tcln rlght-s-to "~e water <br />on the public domain and reserved publ Ic domaln.~/ <br /> <br />fo~~ <br /> <br />~/ United States v. New Mexico, SUDra, 438 U.S. at 702 (1978). <br /> <br />12/ See Ibid" fn. 5. <br /> <br />~/ Of the 37 statutes referred to by the Court In New Mexico, suora, <br />438 U.S. at 702, n. 5, 33 contaIn general statements IndicatIng that <br />such legislation should not be construed to Interfere with the right <br />of states to control the use of water withIn their boundaries or that <br />a prIvate person or government offIcIal should comply with state law <br />when carrying out a specifIc program or purpose such as constructing <br />or planning a public works project, dispOSing of Indian (ands, or con- <br />ferring certain benefits on a state. The remaining statutes either <br />do not mention state law or are not related to the acquisition of <br />water rights. <br /> <br />"k", <br />