The Lower Colorado River Basin Project Senate Report

Document: 88th Congress, 2d Session, Senate Calendar No. 1267, The Lower Colorado River Basin Project, Report No. 1330, Agust 6, 1964, page 3333 THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT SEC. 107. The Secretary shall determine the repayment capability of Indian lands within, under or served by any unit of the project. Construction costs allocated to irrigation of Indian lands (including provision of water for incidental domestic and stock water uses) and within the repayment capability of such lands shall be subject to the Act of July 1, 1932 (47 Stat. 564), and such costs as are beyond repayment capability of such lands shall be nonreimbursable. SEC. 108. This Act shall be deemed a supplement to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto). Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to alter, amend, repeal, construe, interpret, modify, or be in conflict with the provisions of the Colorado River compact, the Upper Colorado River Basin compact, the Act of April 11, 1956 (Colorado River Storage Project Act) (70 Stat. 105), the treaty with the United Mexican States (Treaty Series 994), the opinion and any decree entered by the Supreme Court of the United States in Arizona against California (373 U.S. 456), or, except as otherwise provided herein, the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057) or the Boulder Canyon Adjustment Act (54 Stat. 774). SEC. 109. (a) There is hereby created the Colorado-Pacific Regional Water Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") composed of members to be appointed as follows: (1) A Chairman appointed by the President: Provided, That in the event the Chairman is the head of a Federal department or agency, such Chairman may appoint a deputy to act as Chairman in his stead during his absence: And provided further, That no State, Federal department, or agency which is represented by the Chairman shall be otherwise represented; (2) One member representing each of the States of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, appointed by the Governor of the State, and one member representing each other State which the President may find to be affected, such member to be appointed by the Governor of such State; and (3) One member appointed by and representing each of the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, the Army, Health, Education, and Welfare, and State and one member representing each of such other departments and agencies as the President may designate. (b) The compensation of each member shall be paid by the entity appointing him. (c) The functions of the Commission shall be advisory only, and in its advisory capacity the Commission shall- (1) assist in the coordination of further Federal, State, interstate, and local plans for the conservation, augmentation, and beneficial utilization of the water and related land resources of the Lower Colorado River Basin and affected areas; (2) advise and consult with the Secretary of the Interior with respect to his responsibilities under section 3 of this Act; (3) recommend long-range schedules of priorities for the collection and analysis of basic data and for investigation, planning, and construction of projects; and (4) recommend to the appropriate Federal and State arencies studies of water resources and related land resources in the regionEpson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 1,770,657 byte