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<br />~=iC Calif 0 rllia
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<br />The bulk of the :lctintlcs of thl' C:lliforllia
<br />\ \. ater Commission during thl' ~)Jst two hSC;ll years
<br />was related to its rcsp(Jnsibilit~" :lsslgol.'ll h~' 19;9
<br />legislation, for disposition of state water rights 3p-
<br />pli<":l.liollS. The COlllITlissioll cOll~luul'd eight puhlic
<br />hearings as ;1 n:sult of requests fllf ;lssignrnl'lH (Jr
<br />rclc:lsc from priority of SUtC wafer rights 3pplicl-
<br />[ions, Three hearings, thllsc of thL' Rich\';lk Irri-
<br />gation Di!ltrin. dl; Ikp;lrtlllCllt of \\';Hcr Ih'-
<br />StJUr<.'~s, and dlC Yuha COUnty \\':ltl'f Agcnc~',
<br />carried m'l'f a pl'f1od of sC\Tral llJonrhs, ASSign.
<br />IllClltS or rl:lt:a\cs from priority \\'L'fl' !lude to 11
<br />stat!.', fl'lll'rJI. ,md IlJl':ll public cnritil's, Thl' com-
<br />mis\joll abo .lpprllH'd In rl'tjUCS[S for :lIl1endl11l:1HS
<br />to assigll,~d slate appilc3tiolls or to applicniollS lur
<br />which :l rell'asc from pnorit~, h;ld bCL'n rn-.1lIc.
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<br />.--\ second IIl:ljllr n:sPllll'.ihility gl\"l~n the COIll-
<br />mission h~' 1959 kgisbtioll \\'h the po\\"(:r of tiru]
<br />apprll\'al of h1l1S kss than S-l-,OOO,noo :lI1d gral1ts
<br />of less than 5300,000 illr local as,-'.;istJlH.:c UndL'f the
<br />pro\'i"ion's oi the 1>.1\'is-( ;rullsky .\ct. III this l.'OIl-
<br />llcl.'tion, th(,' (,'(lllllllissioll :lpprll\'ed three rl'Cfl.';HlOll
<br />cr3nts oi S,HlO,OO() c31.'h and two prlljl'l.'t 10Jl1'
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<br />nfillel'
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<br />Commission
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<br />which rllg"l'thl'r totaled 5I,6~5,OOO, "I 'he c(lIll111is-
<br />SIOll ;11,,0 adoptcd scnral polit,y suggestions and rc-
<br />\"Iewed l'hJng-cs in dcpJrtmenul rtg"ulatiolls for the
<br />;ldlllinistratioll oi the act.
<br />In ;lddition, rhc l'lIlllmis.,ion:
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<br />\'~,Ic re(:"IIll"enJ~rl"I" I" die Dlreu"r of \\'all'f Ih..,ources.
<br />fhe C"J1lo(u:~, 0' the l'nire,j "'lafc.., lnd the SUle Le!li..I~lure re-
<br />llln! III the Sf~te \\'alcr Pn>ll'<'f, kl!l,lAt",n, In.! fe,lelal WJfer
<br />Ilr"le":I",
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<br />\1'pCOl\e,1 y, .'on,lcnm:lf;'1ll pnH,;ee.lin!/, tile.l hy the Ilt-PUt-
<br />Blellt in (\Jrdwr~IKc "f the ~td!l' ".atcr l'rul.'u,
<br />COlldLa'tc.1 I'ublk heUl1lll' ull Jhern~fiH' 1,IJu, fUf fhe ,Ic-
<br />'<'Iopmenf "f the I'l'han>J-CulusJ Callal of the Feden! Central
<br />\',llk~ Prolcef. the \ol<l-Zamnra Unit "f the Centul \'all<')"
<br />I'n,,..~'r, a I'Ct'l-!CO'" rq..'rt hy the .lepartmem un it, nunh "",I..lal
<br />an',l lll'e'iUl",It'''II, and on . BuJll'lm '0, 1111, "S"nh H.lY
<br />\'luc.luCf:' I'uhli,hcd t.~' Ih.' ,lcl'lnllH:m in Dn'cmbcr 1%1.
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<br />1.11111.''' ",", Carr SCfH'" :1" COl1ll1lls~illn t'h:lirl1lall
<br />ulHil his resignation in Jllluary 1915 I. to hl'l.'olll(,'
<br />l'ndl'r"l'nl't;lr~' of thl' Inrcnor; \\'illialll II. J(,'n-
<br />ning-' ''IT\'L'd from tlut d:ne until July 1<,l()1. when
<br />R:l1ph ,\1. Brody U-.IS eknnl. III Fehru3r~- ]96~,
<br />COlllml,siollL'f S;lI11ud B. ,\lofris died ;1lld ='orris
<br />Poulson \\'as ;lppllilHCd to till the lI11nplrnt ralll,
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