Upper Division States definition
Examples of Upper Division States in a sentence
Except for Reclamation as provided in this Section 25, this SCIA does not confer any right or entitlement to benefits from this SCIA on any person or entity that is not signatory to this SCIA, including any of the Upper Division States, regardless of the legal theory on which such a claim is made.
Such action shall be performed, to the greatest extent practicable, with advance consultation and coordination with the Upper Division States, through the Commission, and following consultation with the Governors’ Representatives of the Colorado River Basin States consistent with the Companion Agreement.
The Secretary will commence monthly drought operations planning and coordination calls or meetings with the Upper Division States and the Commission to discuss monthly modeling and tracking of hydrology forecasts, system conditions, and status of CRSPA Initial Units; each Party may, in its sole discretion, choose the individuals or entities that will attend.
The persons and entities executing this Drought Response Operations Agreement on behalf of the Parties are recognized by the Parties as representing the respective Upper Division States and the Commission and the Department of the Interior in matters concerning the Colorado River and operation of the CRSPA Initial Units, and as those persons authorized to bind the respective Parties to the terms hereof.
Help ensure the Upper Division States will continue fulfilling their interstate water compact obligations while exercising their rights to develop and utilize the Upper Colorado River Basin’s (“Upper Basin”) Colorado River System compact apportionment.
Annual Verification by the Upper Division States, through the Commission, and the Secretary of the volume of conserved water created, conveyed, and stored at the CRSPA Initial Units.
Such action shall be performed, to the greatest extent practicable, with advance consultation and coordination with the Upper Division States, through the Commission, and following consultation with the Governors’ Representatives of the Colorado River Basin States consistent with the Agreement Concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations (“Companion Agreement”).
Upon approval of this Demand Management Storage Agreement by the Congress of the United States and full execution by the Parties, the Secretary is authorized to make Unfilled Storage Capacity at the CRSPA Initial Units available for use by the Upper Division States, through the Commission, at no charge and in accordance with the terms of this Demand Management Storage Agreement.
The Upper Division States, through the Commission, and the Secretary must enter into agreement(s) on the methodology, process and documentation for Verification and accounting for the creation, conveyance, and storage of conserved water to be stored in and released from a CRSPA Initial Unit as part of a Demand Management Program.
The CRSPA directed and authorized the Secretary to construct and operate the CRSPA Initial Units, to, among other things, allow the Upper Division States to utilize their apportionment of the Colorado River consistent with the Colorado River Compact.