A Bill to Approve a Regional Approach to the Development of the Water Resources of the Pacific Southwest, to Authorize Features of the Initial Pacific Southwest Water Plan, and to Establish a Pacific Southwest Regional Water Commission

Document: A Bill To approve a regional approach to the development of the water resources of the Pacific Southwest, to authorize features of the Initial Pacific Southwest Water Plan, and to establish a Pacific Southwest Regional Water Commission.", April 1964, page 1The Secretary is authorized to transfer jurisdiction over lands included in the Initial Plan within or adjacent to the exterior boundaries of national forests and facilities thereon to the Secretary of Agriculture for recreation and other national forest system purposes; and such transfer shall be made in each case in which the lands adjacent to a reservoir are located wholly within the exterior boundaries of a national forest unless the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior jointly determine otherwise. Where any lands are transferred hereunder to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the lands involved shall become national forest lands: Provided, That the lands and waters within the flow lines of any reservoir or otherwise needed or used for the operation of the Initial Plan for other purposes shall continue to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior to the extent he determines to be necessary for such operation. Nothing herein shall limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior granted by existing provisions of law relating to recreation and fish and wildlife conservation and development at water resource projects or to disposition of public lands for recreation purposes. (h) continue construction of irrigation distribution and drainage facilities on the Colorado River Indian Irrigation Project, Colorado River Indian Reservation, and construct diversion and distribution facilities to develop approximately 3,200 acres of new land on the White River project, Fort Apache Indian Reservation. 15Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 895,344 byte