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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 42. 1928 . 1059 The States of Arizona, California, and Nevada are authorized to Ag reement author- ized by Arizona, Cali- enter into an agreement which shall provide (1) that of the 7,500,000 fornia, and Nevada. acre-feet annually apportioned to the lower basin by paragraph (a) o f Article III of the Colora do River comp act, there sh all be apportioned to the State of Nevada 300,000 acre-feet and to the State of Arizona 2,800,000 acre-feet for exclusive beneficial con- sumptive use in perpetuity, and (2) that the State of Arizona may annually use one-half of the excess or surplus waters unapportioned by the Colorado River compact, and (3) that the State of Arizona shall have the exclusive beneficial consumptive use of the Gila Rivet and its tributaries within the boundaries of said State, and (4) that the waters o .f the Gila River and its tributaries, except return flow after the same enters the Colorado River, shall never be subject to any diminution whatever by any allowance of water which may be made by treaty or otherwise to the United States of Mexico but if, as provided in paragraph (c) of Article III of the Colorado River compact, it shall be come necessary to supply wa ter to the Un ited States of Mexico fro m waters over and above the quantities w hich are surplus as defined by said compact, then the State of California shall and will mutually agree with the State of Arizona to supply, out of th e main strea m of the Co lorado Rive r, one -half of any deficiency which must be supplied to Mexico by the lower basin, and (5) that the State of California shall and will further mutually agree with the States of Arizona and Nevada that none of said three States shall withhold water and none shall require the delivery of water, which can n ot re asonab ly be appli ed to domest ic and agri cultura l uses, and ( 6) that all of the p rovisio ns of said tr i-State agreement shall be subject in all particulars to the provisions of the Colorado River compact, and (7) said agreement to take effect upon the ratification of the Colorado River compact by Arizona, California, and Nev ada. (b) Before any money is appropriated for the construction of said dam or power plant, or any construction work done or contracted for, the Secretary of the Interior shall make provision for revenues by contract, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, adequate in his judgment to insure payment of all expenses of operation and maintenance of said works incurred by the United States and 'the repayment, within fifty years from the date of the completion of said works, of all amount s advanced to the fund unde r subdivision (b) of section 2 for such works, together with interest thereon made reimbursable under this Act. Before any money is appropriated for the construction of said main canal and appurtenant structures to connect the Laguna Dam with the Imperial and Coachella Valleys in California, or any con- struction work is done upon said canal or contracted for, the Secre- tary of the Interior shall make provision for revenues, by contract or otherwise, adequate in his judgment to insure payment of all expenses of construction, operation, and maintenance of said main canal and appurtenant structures in the manner provided in the reclamation law. If during the period of amortization the Secretary of the Interior shall receive revenues in excess of the amount necessary to meet the periodical payments to the United States as provided in the contract, or contracts, executed under this Act, then, immediately after the settlement of such periodical payments, he shall pay to the State of Arizona 183/4 per centum of such excess revenues and to the State of Nevada 183/4 per centum of such excess revenues. Water apportioned to Nevada and Ari- zona. Excess wat ers al- lowed Arizona. Con sumpt ive use of Gila Rive r by Arizona. No diminution of Gila Riv er waters by allowance to Mexico. California and Ar i- zona to agree to furnish deficien cy from main stream of the Colorado. Water for domestic and agricultural use. Subject to Colorado River co mpact. Effective on rati- fication thereof . Contracts required for revenues to insure payment of expenses of construction, main- tenance, etc ., before any money be appro- priated. Laguna Dam and Imperial and Coachella Valleys, Calif. Contracts required for revenues to insure exp enses of cana l to connect. Arizona and Nevada. Payments to, of per- centage of excess rev- enues.

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