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

Document: A Bill To approve a regional approach to the development of the water resources of the Pacific Southwest and to authorize features of the Initial Pacific Southwest Water Plan, 1-29-64, page 8from the Central Arizona project; and shall, as nearly as may be practicable, otherwise conform with and be subject to the provisions of the Federal reclamation laws applicable to irrigation repayment contracts. (d)(l) negotiate and, upon reaching agreement, enter into a contract with the State of California providing for the enlargement of the California State Water project aqueduct in order that an additional amount of approximately 1.2 million acre-feet of water annually may be conveyed through the Tehachapi Mountains from Wheeler Ridge to Cedar Springs and providing for the marketing and delivery of such water on behalf of the United States for the purposes of this Act. Pursuant to such contract the Secretary is authorized to pay an equitable share of the costs of construction, operation, and maintenance of the enlarged section of the aqueduct either by way of reimbursement for expenditures incurred or in annual installments during the construction period, each of which installments shall bear approximately the same ratio to total expenditures during the year as the total of the United States' share bears to the total cost of the enlarged section of aqueduct. The Secretary may make advances to the State in order to maintain a timely construction schedule. To the extent that water is delivered by the State under the guarantee to make up deficiencies in mainstream Colorado River water, as provided in section 1 of this Act, the charges therefor shall be based on the standard 8Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 976,778 byte