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<br />~ .\ <br /> <br />II. <br /> <br />III. <br /> <br />IV. <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />0056 <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />In trod uct ion. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. <br /> <br />Bac kgro und .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. <br /> <br />Development of -Appropriative- Water <br />Rights in the Western States....................... <br /> <br />Role of the Federal Government..................... <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Federal ownership of western lands............. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Congressional recognition of state <br />water law...................................... <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Judicial recognition of federal <br />water rights..................................................................... <br /> <br />a. <br /> <br />Federal reserved rights.................... <br /> <br />b. <br /> <br />Conflicts with congressional <br />directives......................,;.... ...................................... <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />Administrative practice and <br />interpretations............................ <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Krulitz Opinion........................ <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Martz Opinion.......................... <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Coldiron Opinion....................... <br /> <br />Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />Constitutional Basis for Federal Claims............ <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Congressional authority to preempt <br />state water laws............................... <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />31 <br /> <br />37 <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br />44 <br /> <br />45 <br /> <br />47 <br /> <br />47 <br /> <br />47 <br /> <br />2. .Ownership- of unappropriated <br />va te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Effect of Mining Acts of 1866 and <br />1870 and Desert Land Act....................... <br /> <br />Conclusion............................................. <br /> <br />Statutory Basis for Federal Claims................. <br /> <br />56 <br /> <br />61 <br /> <br />79 <br />