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<br />FRYlNGPA."I-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />nance cost und an uppropriatc share of slIch fixed charges fiS the Secre-
<br />tary deems proper. Due regard being given to income from the
<br />contracting org:anlzl\.tion's ot.her sources, the rates prodded in such
<br />contracts should be slIch t.hat. t.lie water users shllll return ,....itltin the
<br />shortest period, consistcnt wit.h their ability, thut purt of the cost of
<br />construction of works eonnccted wit.h ,.."ateI' supply and allocated to
<br />irrig-at.ioll and assigned to be returned by the cOIltru.ding orgnnizot.ion.
<br />Sueh contracts shoulll require payment of said rfl,tes eueh :n....ar in
<br />udvullcc of delivcf\' of water for said venr. Such cont.ruels should
<br />include provisions for t.he right, of rene\\;u.l thereof, onec or more than
<br />once) Undp.f st.nted terms and conditions mutually agreeahle to the
<br />parties and suhjeet to increase or decrease in I'll les eorresponding to
<br />increflse or ueCretlSC of costs of eonst,ruet,ion and of' operflt,ion and
<br />maintennnce or illlpron~mcnt, or deterioration in the pnyment ahility
<br />of the. wl\ler users. Sueh right of re.newal should be exercised ,,,it-hin
<br />such reasonable t.ime prior t.o t,he expirat.ion of the contmet as the par-
<br />ties shall ha\'c agr.eed upon. Allllmounts pnid to the United Stntcs
<br />in excess of nppr1lt,ion llnd nUliJlt.enullcc during the period of wnter de-
<br />liveries thereunder should be credited to the pa:rment of that appro-
<br />priate shttre of the ('ost, of ronstruct.ion of works conllected with wutcr
<br />supply und allocated to irrigfltion und,. when the totnl of sueh credits
<br />equals the amount nllocated to irrigution llnd flssignecl to be paid b~.
<br />the cont,ract.ing organizflt,ion, thc charges should be reduccd to CO\'CI'
<br />only opel'ation, Hlllint,enance, 1Ind replacement costs,
<br />J. Contract.s for the coHee-tion, t,ransportflt,ion. regulation, and
<br />deliver:r of wfltcr supplies at designated points in t.he sllppl,\' s~'stelll
<br />he suhject to sectioll 8 of the Rcclamation Aet of ,Tune 17, 1 ~02 (:J2
<br />SLut.. 388), provided that this provision be construed neither ns vt~sting
<br />righ ts to the delivel'.\' of \\"8 tel' in quuntit,ies greater t.hnn those specified
<br />in any such cont.raet or vesting rights to continue t.o receive water in
<br />t.he. event. of default in payment t,hercunder, nor fiS preventing the
<br />dehvel'Y clsewh(,l'e of the water covered therehy in the eyent. of default
<br />in pnvlnent continuing o,rer a period of five consecutive years or the
<br />failure to renew such contract, '
<br />K. The Secretnl'Y of the Int.eriol' establish rates for the sale of powel'
<br />at the 100\rcst price consistent, with sound business principles hut in no
<br />c~\se higher than t.lw cost. of power from alt.crnute sources in order t.o
<br />enco.ut'uge t.hc most widespread use of pO\ver throughout. t.he firea of
<br />sel'\'Iee.
<br />L. Suitllble language he included in the authorizing document
<br />wherehy aSSllI'Ullce is given t.hat any and all benefits and rights of
<br />western Colorado \\'at,('r users in and to water storcd in Green fi.lountain
<br />Reservoir, as described and defined in Senllte Document 80, Slwenty-
<br />fift}~ Congress, first. session, shall not be irnpnired or diminished by t.his
<br />project,
<br />~L Tile Congress nllt.horize t,hc appropl'ifltion of slIeh SlIIllS us mAY
<br />be neeesstll'Y for the cont.inucd investigation of tile comprehensi\'c plun
<br />by the ngencies .of the Department, of the lnt,eriol' in cooperation wit,h
<br />other FederaL StMe, Hlld locul Hgencies for the deYelopment of the
<br />natural resourcp.s of t.he uppp.r Arkansas Rin~r Basin including il11-
<br />por-tn.t-ion of addit,ionnJ sllpplif's of water into the. basin which nUl}" be
<br />determined to be in ex('ess. of t,he present, nnd potent.ial rcquirements
<br />of the basin from wh iell esporta lion l11ay be proposed.
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