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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 620f. Powerplant operations
The hydroelectric powerplants and transmission lines authorized
by this chapter to be constructed, operated, and maintained by the
Secretary shall be operated in conjunction with other Federal
powerplants, present and potential, so as to produce the greatest
practicable amount of power and energy that can be sold at firm
power and energy rates, but in the exercise of the authority hereby
granted he shall not affect or interfere with the operation of the
provisions of the Colorado River Compact, the Upper Colorado River
Basin Compact, the Boulder Canyon Project Act [43 U.S.C. 617 et
seq.], the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act [43 U.S.C. 618 et
seq.], and any contract lawfully entered into under said Compacts
and Acts. Subject to the provisions of the Colorado River Compact,
neither the impounding nor the use of water for the generation of
power and energy at the plants of the Colorado River storage
project shall preclude or impair the appropriation of water for
domestic or agricultural purposes pursuant to applicable State law.
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