An Act Establishing a State Water and Power Plan

Document: An Act, draft 2/7/67 (photocopy), page 55. shall jointly determine after a public hearing held on thirty days' published notice. Such determination shall include a finding that such further or substituted water or power project is in the best interest of the people of the state and is necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Sec. 5. CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION AND OPERATION The Commission is authorized to plan, construct, operate and maintain the Central Arizona Project, or any portion thereof, and any other water projects hereafter included in the state water and power plan, to acquire all real property required therefor in the name of the state, and to take such actions and proceedings as may be necessary or desirable in connection therewith. The Authority is authorized to plan, construct, operate and maintain the Bridge Canyon Hydroelectric Project, the Marble Canyon Hydroelectric Project, the Montezuma Pumped Storage Power Project, and the Havasu Pumped Storage Power Project, or any portion of any such project, and any other power projects hereafter included in the state water and power plan, to acquire all real property required therefor in the name of the state, and to take such actions and proceedings as may be necessary or desirable in connection therewith. In carrying out their functions hereunder, the Commission and the Authority shall consult with each other and with appropriate state officials and shall coordinate their activities so that the development of the state water and power plan shall proceed with all reasonable dispatch and efficiency. The state hereby consents to the use and occupation of any real property now or hereafter owned by it, and not dedicated to public use, necessary for the construction, operation or maintenance of any project or projects included in the state water and power plan.Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 1,171,380 byte