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(2) Locate, establish, construct, abandon, operate and maintain water gauging stations; (3) Make estimates to forecast water run-off on the Colorado river and any of its tributaries; (4) Engage in co-operative studies of water supplies of the Colorado river and its tributaries; (5) Collect, analyze, correlate, preserve and report on data as to the stream flows, storage, diversions and use of the waters of the Colorado river, and any of its tributaries; (6) Make findings as to the quantity of water of the upper Colorado river system used each year in the upper Colorado river basin and in each state thereof, (7) Make findings as to the quantity of water deliveries at Lee ferry during each water year; (8) Make findings as to the necessity for and the extent of the curtailment of use, required, if any, pursuant to article IV hereof, (9) Make findings as to the quantity of reservoir losses and as to the share thereof chargeable under article V hereof to each of the states; (10) Make findings of fact in the event of the occurrence of extraordinary drought or serious accident to the irrigation system in the upper basin, whereby deliveries by the upper basin of water which it may be required to deliver in order to aid in fulfilling obligations of the United States of America to the United Mexican States arising under the treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, dated February 3, 1944 (Treaty Series 994) become difficult, and report such findings to the governors of the upper basin states, the President of the United States of America, the United States section of the international boundary and water commission, and such other federal officials and agencies as it may deem appropriate to the end that the water allotted to Mexico under division III of such treaty may be reduced in accordance with the terms of such treaty; (11) Acquire and hold such personal and real property as may be necessary for the performance of its duties hereunder and to dispose of the same when no longer required; (12) Perform all functions required of it by this compact and do all things necessary, proper or convenient in the performance of its duties hereunder, either independently or in co-operation with any state or federal agency; (13) Make and transmit annually to the governors of the signatory states and the President of the United States of America, with the estimated budget, a report covering the activities of the commission for the preceding water year. (e) Except as otherwise provided in this compact the concurrence of four members of the commission shall be required in any action taken by it. (f) The commission and its secretary shall make available to the governor of each of the signatory states any information within its possession at any time, and shall always provide free access to its records by the governors of each of the states, or their representatives or authorized representatives of the United States of America. (g) Findings of fact made by the commission shall not be conclusive in any court, or before any agency or tribunal, but shall constitute prima facie evidence of the facts found. (h) The organization meeting of the commission shall be held within four months from the effective date of this compact. Article IX (a) No state shall deny the right of the United States of America and, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained,