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<br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />by Chairman Aspinall be achieved when the Upper Division repudiates <br /> <br />one of the basic compromises on P. L. 90-537, 1. e., the Seven-State <br /> <br />Agreement, so soon after the enactment of that legislation? <br /> <br />C. Premature Termination of Filling Criteria <br />by the Secretary Would Constitute <br />An Aubse of Discretion <br /> <br />It should be kept in mind that the Secretary's repre- <br /> <br />sentative participated in the negotiations among representatives of <br /> <br />the States of the Colorado River Basin and endorsed the text of the <br /> <br />proposed legislation ultimately submitted to Congress and enacted <br /> <br />as P.L. 90-5370 Although the Secretary was not a party to the Seven- <br /> <br />State Agreement, he is charged with full knowledge of the terms <br /> <br />thereof. In short, it can be presumed that at that time, the <br /> <br />Secretary had full knowledge that Section 502 was included in <br /> <br />P L. 90-537 to implement the Seven-State Agreement. If the Secretary <br /> <br />should prematurely terminate the Filling Criteria and the Hoover <br /> <br />power deficiency allowances, knowing of the Seven-State Agreement <br /> <br />and the purpose of Section 502, such action would constitute an abuse <br /> <br />of discretion. Metropolitan relied upon the Seven-State Agreement <br /> <br />when it endorsed this proposed legislation, and the Secretary should <br /> <br />honor it. <br /> <br />If the Secretary should prematurely terminate the <br /> <br />Filling Criteria and the Hoover power deficiency allowances, it <br /> <br />would deprive the Lower Division from the use of an equitable share <br /> <br />-19- <br />