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<br />FRYINGPAN-ARKANSAS PROJECT, COLORADO
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<br />(c) Any and all benefits and rights of western Colorado water U8er~ in nnd
<br />to water b10red in the Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado-Big Thompson
<br />project, as described, set forth nnd defined in Senate Document Numbered 80,
<br />Seventy-fifth Congress, shnll not be impaired, prejudiced, abrogated, nullified,
<br />or diminished in any mannel' wbatever by reason of the authorization, construc-
<br />tion, operation, and maintenance of the Fryingvan-Arkansas peojed.
<br />(d) Except for such rights as are appurtenant to lauds which ore acquired
<br />:tor project purposes, no valid right to the storage or use of water within the
<br />natural basin of the Colorndo River in the State of Colorado shall he acquired
<br />by the Secretary of the Interior through elllillellt domain proceedingg for the
<br />purpose of storing or using outside of said basin the water embraced within
<br />that right, and no water, the right to the storage or use of "hicb is so acquired
<br />by anyone other than the Secretary. shall be transported through or by means
<br />at any works of the Fryingpun-Arkansas project from the Colorado River Basin
<br />to the Arkansas River Basin.
<br />SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary is authorized :Ind directed (1) to investigate, plan,
<br />construct, operate, antl rnaintnin public l'ecreutional facilities on lands with-
<br />drawn or acquired for the development of said project, (2) to consen'e the
<br />Bcener:,', the natural, historic, .wd archeologic oujects, and the wildlife on ~aid
<br />lands, (3) to provide for puulic use and enjoyment of the :-;ame and of the water
<br />nren~ crented by this llrojed by ~llch Illefins as are consistent. with the pnfllO::;e~
<br />of said project, Rnd (4) to jn\'e~tigRte, plan, construct, opernte. and maintain
<br />facilities for the con~ervation and developwent of fish nnd wildlife resources.
<br />The Secretary is authorized to acquire land:;; nnd to withuraw puhlic lands from
<br />entr;y or other tlispoi>ition UDder the puhlic land laws necessary for the con-
<br />struction, operation, nnd maintenance of the facilities herein provided, and to
<br />dispose of them to Federal, State. and local governmental agencies by lease,
<br />transfer, exchange. or couveyance upon .'inch terms and conditions as will best
<br />promote their de\'elopmellt nntI operation in the public interest: Pro-vi(lcrl, That
<br />allland~ wit.hin the exterior boundaries of a natiollul forest acquired for recrea.
<br />tional or other project purposes which are not determined by Ithe Secretary of
<br />the Interior to be needed for actual nse in connection with the reclamution works
<br />shall become national fore~t lands: PrQ-l:id-cd further, That the Secretary of the
<br />Interior ~hall make his determillution hereunder within fi\.e years after approval
<br />of this Act or, in the case of individual tracts of Innd, within fin years ufter
<br />their acquisition b,y the United States: And provided. fIlI'OI('1", That the authority
<br />contained in this ~ection shall not be exercised by the Secretary of the Interior
<br />with respect to national fore.st lands without the concurrence of the Secretary
<br />of Agriculture.
<br />(b) The cost,;, illcluding the operntion and maintenance costs, of the under-
<br />takings described in subsection (a) of this section shall be nonreimbursahle and
<br />nonreturnable under the reclamation laws, the funds nppro}lriated for carry-
<br />ing out the authorization contained in section 1 of this Act shall, without prej.
<br />udice to the availability of other appropriated moneys for the same purpose,
<br />also be available for carrying out the investigations and programs authorized
<br />in this section.
<br />SEC. 5. The Secretary is authorized to ellter into an ngreement with nny pub-
<br />lic school district serving fill nrea affected by construction of the Fryillgpan-
<br />Arkansas project pursuant to which there will be paid to tbe lltstrict, annually
<br />or semiullIlUally, from appropriationg made for construction of the project, an
<br />amount substantially -equal to the avernge per Illlpil cost of operating the (lis.
<br />trict's schools during the school year or term for which payment is made, multi-
<br />plied by the aT"ernge !lumber of pupils tben enrolled in those schools who are
<br />dependents of person~ brought into the project area who are engaged in project
<br />construction acti,'ities. This amount. howe'fer, shall be dimInished by any pay-
<br />ments ml( 1, ",nticiPnted to be made to the district pursunnt to the Act at
<br />Sept em be . f?-:O::iO, as h-eretofore or herenfter amended (20 U.S.C., eh. 13).
<br />The Secr ~'. ~bnll reduce further the contributions to the ~chool districts in
<br />the BIllO' .of tax revenues received by the districts by reason of project activ.
<br />Hies. Tlie Secretary may advance a reasonable portion of the amount esU-
<br />mated to become payable under any such agreement during the tllen current or
<br />ensuing school year or ter.g)', hut any amount 80 advanced SllUll be subject to
<br />adjustmeIlt nfter the closE!'~f ~he year or term if it does not fully Cover, or
<br />if it more than covers, the amount to which the district is found to be entitled
<br />under the first three sentences 'of this subsection. The Secretary is further 8U~
<br />thorized, without duplicllting assistunce to which nny such district may be
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