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 106 STAT. 4694 PUBLIC LAW 102-575—OCT. 30, 1992 SEC. 3002. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) the Nation needs an adequate water supply for all states at a reasonable cost; (2) the demands on the Nation's finite water supply are increasing; (3) coordination on both the Federal level and the local level is needed to achieve water policy objectives; (4) not less than fourteen agencies of the Federal Government are currently charged with functions relating to the oversight of water policy; (5) the diverse authority over Federal water policy has resulted in imclear goals and an inefficient handling of the Nation's water policy; (6) the conflict between competing goals and objectives by Federal, State, and local agencies as well as by private water users is particularly acute in the nineteen Western States which have arid climates which include the seventeen reclamation States, Hawaii, and Alaska; (7) the appropriations doctrine of water allocation which characterizes most western water management regimes varies from State to State, and results in many instances in increased competition for limited resources; (8) the Federal Government has recognized and continues to recognize the primary jurisdiction of the several States over the allocation, priority, and use of water resources of the States, except to the extent such jurisdiction has been preempted in whole or in part by the Federal Government, including, but not limited to, express or implied Federal reserved water rights either for itself or for the benefit of Indian Tribes, and that the Federal Government will, in exercising its authorities, comply with applicable State laws; (9) the Federal Government recognizes its trust responsibilities to protect Indian water rights and assist Tribes in the wise use of those resources; (10) Federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Reclamation, have had, and will continue to have major responsibilities in assisting States in the wise management and allocation of scarce water resources; and (11) the Secretary of the Interior, given his responsibilities for management of public land, trust responsibilities for Indians, administration of the reclamation program, investigations and reviews into ground water resources through the (Geologic Survey, and the Secretary of the Army, given his responsibilities for flood control, water supply, hydroelectric power, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement, have the resources to assist in a comprehensive review, in consultation with appropriate officials from the nineteen Western States, into the problems and potential solutions facing the nineteen Western States and the Federal (Government in the increasing competition for the scarce water resources of the Western States. SEC. 3003. PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW. Reports. (a) The President is directed to undertake a comprehensive review of Federal activities in the nineteen Western States which directly or indirectly affect the allocation and use of water resources,

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