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! . BLACK CANYON INFORMATION PAnR Fro-,vl /<.0 J "t/S/ ZOoI & '^""''''''- u.. ll""""",, , . Oct, 2000 Attachment A - Important Dates . November 24, 1922 Colorado RiveII' Compact. The Colorado River Compact was signed by the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming in Santa Fe, New Mexico on November 24, 1922, Ratification by California and five other states required for implementation, December 21,1928 Boulder Canyon Pr.oject Act (45 Stat. 1057), Congress approved the Colorado River Compact in Section l3(a)'45 Stat, 1064), June 25, 1929 the President proclaimed tl1tt tbe necessary ratification of the Colorado River Compact had taken place (46 Stat. 3000). Not ratified by Arizona. . . . . March 2, 1933 Black Canyon ofthe Gunnison National Monument. Presidential Proclamation stating: Whereas it appears that the public interest would be promoted by including the lands hereinafter descrl bed within a national monument for the preservation of the spectacular gorges and additional features of scenic, scieNtific, and educational interest; , " The proclamation also states that uIlliuthorizedpersons are "not to appropriatll, injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monument and not to locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof" April 6, 1949 Upper Colorado River Basin Compact (63 ,Stat. 31). Consent given by Congress to compact signed by affected states on October 11, 1948, . April 11, 1956 Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) (70 Stat. 105). Congress authorized the Curecanti Unit. building dams on Gunnison River. No construction could take place until the Secretary certified that economic benefits would exceed costs, . October 20,1976 Black Canyon of the Gunnison (90 Stat. 2692), Designates lands within the monument as wilderness and thus protected by provisions of the Wilderness Act. There is no mention of water rights. . October 21, 1999, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1126). Establishes the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, The act abolishes the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument and incorporates those lands and interests into the Park. Section 10 specifically addresses water rights, It states: (a) EFFECT ON WA TER RIGHTS,- Nothing in this Act shall- (I) constitute an express or implied reservation of water for any purpose; or (2) affect any water rights in existence prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, including any water rights held by the United States, (b) ADDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS. - Any new water right that the Secretary determines is necessary for the purposes of this Act shall be established in accordance with the procedural and substantive requirements of the laws "~f the State of Colorado, A-I 002703