WSP06754

• File Number: 8220.106
• Description: Animas-La Plata
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 1/18/1990
• Title: Agenda Item 8 Animas-La Plata Project ‎(Ridges Basin Dam)‎ Cost Sharing Agreement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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acquisition) of the Dam in the immediately preceding quarter.
If the Stat~ questions any of the costs. it shall so advise the
United States in writing within 30 days after receipt of the
accounting from the United States. The parties shall make a
best faith effort to resolve any differences they may have.
However. the final decision in this regard shall be the United
States'. If the United States makes any adjustments in the
costs. including administrative costs. previously reflected in
a quarterly statement. such adjustments shall be set forth and
fully explained in the quarterly statement next fOllowing the
time that the adjustment is made.

STATE COST SHARING

6. (a) Within 45 days after execution of this Agreement.
the State shall pay to the United States $200.000. The State
shall then pay to the United States $100.000 on or before April
20. 1990. and $100.000 on or before July 20. 1990. Should work
on the Project be terminated for any reason prior to the due
date of any of the payments specified in this subarticle (a),
then the State may withhold any remaining payments until work
on the Project resumes.

(b) Subject to paragraphs (1) through (6) of this
subarticle (b). the State shall. commencing with federal fiscal
year 1991 and continuing thereafter until subarticle (c) or (d)
herein applies. pay to the United States on or before the
twentieth day of each quarter (October 20. January 20, April
20. and July 20) $100.000 if the appropriation of federal money
for the Project equals or exceeds the following figures for the
applicable federal fiscal year:

Fiscal Year

Fiqure

1991
1992
1993
1994

$ 8.800.000
$12.500.000
$16.900.000
$37.000.000

If the appropriation of federal money exceeds these figures for
any given fiscal year. the Board shall not be obligated to. but
may, at its sole discretion. pay more than $100,000 to the
United States per quarter, If the appropriation of federal
money is less than these figures for any given fiscal year.
then the State may. at its sole discretion. pay to the United
States either $100.000 for each quarter of such fiscal year or
such lesser sum as blars the same ratio to $100.000 as the
actual appropriation bears to the applicable figure from
above.

(1) If the Commissioner of the United States
Bureau of Reclamation has not given approval for construction
to commence on the Project prior to October 1. 1990, then the

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