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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cii. 42 . 1928 . 1065 other privilege from the United States or under its authority, or not, and shall be deemed to be for the benefit of and be available to the of sev en Available for benefit designated States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, states, etc. and Wyoming, and the users of water therein or thereunder, by way of sui t, defens e, or oth erwise, i n any lit igation r especting the wate rs of the Colorado River or its tributaries. SEc. 14 . This Act shall be deemed a supplement to the reclama mental to rec de emed ut tion law, which said reclamation law shall govern the construction, law. operation, and management of the works herein authorized, except as otherwise herein provided. Investigation, etc., SEc. 15. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed directed as to feasibility to make investigation and public reports of the feasibility of projects rated States l for dco m- for irrigation, generation of electric power, and other purposes in prehensive scheme for utilization of water of the States of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Co l or a do Ri ve r, e tc. Wyoming for the purpose of making such information available to said States and to the Congress, and of formulating a compre- hensive scheme of control and the improvement and utilization of , Sum authorized from the water of the Colorado River and its tributaries. The sum of fund. $250,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated from said Colorado Ante, p. 1057. River Dam fund, created by section 2 of this Act, for such purposes. Com mi ssi on fr om SEC. 16 . In furtherance of any comprehensive plan formulated ratifying State to act hereafter for the control, im rovement and utilization of the re- in advisory capacity, h in cooperation with sourc es of the Co lorado River syste m and t o the end th at the proje ct Secr etar y of the In- authorized by this Act may constitute and be administered as a unit in such control, improvement, and utilization, any commission or commissioner duly authorized under the laws of any ratifying State in that behalf shall have the right to act in an advisory capaci ty to and in coope ration with the Sec retary of th e Inte rior i n the exercise of any authority under the provisions of sections 4, 5, and 14 of this Act, and shall have at all times access to records of all F ederal agenc ies em powere d to a ct unde r said secti ons, a nd sha ll be ent itled to have copi es of sai d records on reque st. SEC. 17. Claims of the United States arising out of any contract Priority of Govern. authorized by this Act shall have priority over all others, secured or ment claims. unsecured. SEc. 18 . Nothing herein shall be construed as interfering with Rights of States as to waters therein, not in- such rights as th e Stat es now have either to the water s with in the ir terfered with, except as borders or to adopt such policies and enact such laws as they may modified b y the com- deem necessary with respect to the appropriation, control, and use of waters within their borders, except as modified by the Colorado River compact or other interstate agreement. SEC. 19 . That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States p Supp leme ntal signaled of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and States consented to. Wyoming to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements, sup- plemental to and in conformity with the Colorado River compact and consistent with this Act for a comprehensive plan for the deve lopm ent o f the Col orado Rive r and pro vidin g for the stor age, diversion, and use of the waters of said river. Any such compact General pr ovi si ons y for dams, etc. or agreement may provide for the construction of dams, headworks, and other diversion works or structures for flood control, reclama- tion, improvement of navigation, division of water, or other pur- poses and/or the construction of power houses or other structures for the purpose of the development of water power and the financ- ing of the same ; and for such purposes may authorize the creation of inters tate c ommiss ions a nd/or the cr eation of cor porati ons, a uthori - ties, or other instrumentalities. (a) Such consent is given upon condition that a representative of Federal representa- tiv e the United States, to be appointed by the President, shall participate negotiatiosticipate in in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the pro- ceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into.

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