Opinion ID: 1224377
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Heading: 45-255 Appointment of master; compensation

Text: A. After the time for filing all statements of claimant has expired, the supreme court may, and in any case where there are more than one hundred potential claimants shall, appoint a master under rule 53 of the Arizona rules of civil procedure to report on all legal and factual issues. If a master is to be appointed, the supreme court may select the master from a list of persons which shall be expeditiously submitted by the director. A. THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ASSIGNED TO THE ADJUDICATION MAY APPOINT A MASTER OR MASTERS UNDER RULE 53 OF THE ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE TO REPORT ON LEGAL AND FACTUAL ISSUES DESIGNATED UNDER A SPECIFIC ORDER OF REFERENCE. B. The A master's compensation and expenses shall be fixed by the court and paid out of the fund of fees paid by the claimants pursuant to section 45-254, subsection F. In the event such fund of fees is insufficient, the A master's compensation and expenses shall be paid from funds equitably assessed by the court in its discretion against the claimants THE STATE GENERAL FUND AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT. Sec. 19. § Section 45-256, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: 45-256. Technical assistance of director: report A. The court or the master shall request technical assistance from the director in all aspects of the general adjudication with respect to which the director possesses hydrological or other expertise. In rendering such technical assistance, the director shall expeditiously: 1. Identify the hydrological boundaries of the river system and source and the names and addresses of all reasonably identifiable potential claimants. In identifying potential claimants, the director shall, at a minimum, identify as far as reasonably possible the current record owners of all real property within the geographical scope of the adjudication.

5. 6. Make a map or plat on a scale not less than one inch to the mile adequate to show with substantial accuracy the course of the river system and source. the location of the ditch or canal diverting water from such river system and source, and the legal subdivisions of lands which have been irrigated or are susceptible to irrigation from the ditches and canals already constructed. UNLESS A PRIOR DECREE PROVIDES OTHERWISE, IRRIGATION WATER QUANTITIES SHALL BE ASSIGNED IN THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ON-FARM WATER DUTIES:

TRANSPORTATION LOSSES FROM THE POINT OF DIVERSION TO THE FIELD SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE ON-FARM WATER DUTY DETERMINED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH. IRRIGATION WATER QUANTITIES THAT ARE ASSIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE PRESUMED CORRECT BY THE MASTER AND THE COURT AND SHALL BE INCORPORATED IN THE DECREE, UNLESS REBUTTED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE OFFERED BY A CLAIMANT WHO HAS MADE A PROPER OBJECTION UNDER SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION. 7. IDENTIFY WATER QUANTITIES FOR DIVERSIONS AND RESERVOIR FACILITIES. UNLESS A PRIOR DECREE PROVIDES OTHERWISE, THE RATE OF WATER DIVERSIONS SHALL BE MEASURED BY THE MAXIMUM THEORETICAL CAPACITY OF THE DIVERSION FACILITIES, AND RESERVOIR STORAGE QUANTITIES SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE MAXIMUM CONTROLLED CAPACITY OF THE RESERVOIR. WATER QUANTITIES FOR DIVERSIONS AND RESERVOIR FACILITIES THAT ARE ASSIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE PRESUMED CORRECT BY THE MASTER AND THE COURT AND INCORPORATED IN THE DECREE, UNLESS REBUTTED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE OFFERED BY A CLAIMANT WHO HAS MADE A PROPER OBJECTION UNDER SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION.
B. The technical assistance rendered by the director shall be set forth in summary form on a claim by claim basis in a report prepared by the director and filed with the court or the master, which shall then be available for inspection by any claimant. THE REPORT SHALL LIST ALL INFORMATION THAT IS OBTAINED BY THE DIRECTOR AND THAT REASONABLY RELATES TO THE WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE INVESTIGATED. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR'S PROPOSED WATER RIGHT ATTRIBUTES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE INVESTIGATED AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS ARTICLE. IF NO WATER RIGHT IS PROPOSED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INDIVIDUAL WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE, THE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL SO INDICATE. Any claimant may file with the court or the master written objections to the report or any part of the report within one hundred eighty days of the date on which the report was filed. Those parts of the report with respect to which no written objections have been timely filed may be summarily admitted into evidence. Those parts of the report with respect to which written objections have been timely filed shall not be admitted into evidence until such time as each claimant who has filed written objections in a timely manner shall have had a fair and reasonable opportunity to contest the validity or admissibility of those parts of the report to which his objections were directed. Each claimant who has filed written objections in a timely manner shall also have a fair and reasonable opportunity to present evidence in support of or in opposition to those parts of the report to which his objections were directed, to present evidence in support of his claim and to make objections to any other claim. AN OBJECTION SHALL SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE PARTICULAR WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE INVESTIGATED. THE COURT OR MASTER SHALL SUMMARILY DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE OBJECTIONS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THIS SUBSECTION. EACH CLAIMANT WHO HAS FILED TIMELY WRITTEN OBJECTIONS THAT COMPLY WITH THIS SUBSECTION SHALL HAVE A FAIR AND REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR. ANY CLAIMANT MAY PRESENT EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE CLAIMANT'S CLAIM. C. THOSE PORTIONS OF THE REPORT THAT DO NOT CONTAIN THE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMS AND USES INVESTIGATED SHALL NOT BE SUMMARILY ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE BUT MAY BE OFFERED INTO EVIDENCE FOR ANY PURPOSE RELEVANT TO THE DETERMINATION OF A WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE THAT IS SUBJECT TO ADJUDICATION. THE APPROPRIATOR AND ANY OTHER CLAIMANT WHO HAS FILED AN OBJECTION TO THE WATER RIGHT AS PRESCRIBED BY SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE A FAIR AND REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THOSE PORTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF HEARINGS ON THE WATER RIGHT. IF ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE OVER AN OBJECTION, THOSE PORTIONS OF THE REPORT SHALL NOT BE GIVEN ANY PRESUMPTION OF CORRECTNESS. D. INFORMATION THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND THAT DESCRIBES A WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE OF FIVE HUNDRED ACRE-FEET OR LESS PER YEAR FOR ANY TYPE OF USE CLAIMED SHALL BE SUMMARILY ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE. IF NO CONFLICTING EVIDENCE IS OFFERED, THE DIRECTOR'S PROPOSED ATTRIBUTES OF THE WATER RIGHT SHALL BE DEEMED CORRECT AND INCORPORATED INTO THE DECREE. IF CONFLICTING EVIDENCE IS PRESENTED, THE DIRECTOR'S PROPOSED ATTRIBUTES OF THE WATER RIGHT SHALL BE GIVEN THE WEIGHT DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE MASTER AND THE COURT CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE. E. INFORMATION THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND THAT DESCRIBES A WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE OF MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED ACRE-FEET PER YEAR SHALL NOT BE SUMMARILY ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE. IF OFFERED INTO EVIDENCE AND IF ADMITTED OVER OBJECTION, IT SHALL BE GIVEN NO PRESUMPTION OF CORRECTNESS. F. CLAIMANTS WHO ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THOSE PARTS OF THE REPORT THAT DESCRIBE THE CLAIMANTS' WATER RIGHT CLAIMS OR USES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE OBJECTIONS TO THE REPORT AND MAY RELY ON THE REPORT AS EVIDENCE OF THEIR WATER RIGHT. IF THE OWNER OF A WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE PROVIDES EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE REPORT, THAT EVIDENCE SHALL BE PRESENTED AFTER ALL EVIDENCE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED BY THE OBJECTORS. G. ON REQUEST OF ANY PARTY, THE DIRECTOR SHALL PRESENT EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE FACTS STATED IN THE REPORT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT THE COURT OR THE MASTER FROM ISSUING A PROTECTIVE ORDER ON A SHOWING OF GOOD CAUSE. C. H. Prior to filing the report with the court or the master as provided in subsection B OF THIS SECTION, the director shall prepare a preliminary report. The director shall give notice to each water claimant that the preliminary report is available for inspection and comment. Upon expiration of the period provided for timely comment, the director shall revise the preliminary report as may be appropriate and shall file the report with the court or the master in accordance with subsection B OF THIS SECTION. AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS BEFORE THE FINAL REPORT IS TO BE FILED, THE DIRECTOR SHALL FILE WITH THE COURT A NOTICE STATING THE DATE ON WHICH THE FINAL REPORT IS TO BE FILED. The director shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to ensure that adequate notice is given, that the preliminary report is sufficiently available for inspection by the water claimants and that provisions are made for adequate time and procedure for comment on the preliminary report. Sec. 20. Section 45-257, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: 45-257. Hearings; report of master; final judgment by court; administration and enforcement of decree A. The master shall: 1. After due notice, conduct such hearings and take such testimony as shall be necessary to determine the relative water rights of each claimant. 2. FOR ALL DETERMINATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, FINDINGS OF FACT OR CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ISSUED, prepare and file with the court a report in accordance with rule 53(g) of the Arizona rules of civil procedure, which shall contain THOSE DETERMINATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, findings of fact and conclusions of law. EACH CLAIMANT MAY FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS WITH THE COURT TO ANY RULE 53(g) REPORT WITHIN THE LATER OF SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE REPORT IS FILED WITH THE COURT OR WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THIS SECTION. IF THE REPORT COVERS AN ENTIRE SUBWATERSHED OR FEDERAL RESERVATION, each claimant shall have the right to MAY file with the court written objections to the master's report within one hundred eighty days of the date on which the master's report was filed with the court. 3. Maintain under his control all records and documents at such locations as may be designated by the court. B. The court, upon review of the master's report and in accordance with rule 53 of the Arizona rules of civil procedure, shall: 1. Determine the extent and priority date of and adjudicate any interest in or right to use the water of the river system and source, provided THAT when fights to the use of water or dates of appropriation have previously been determined in a judgment or PRIOR decree of a court, the court shall accept the determination of such rights and dates of appropriation as found in the judgment or PRIOR decree unless such rights have been abandoned. EXCEPT IF OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN AN APPLICABLE PRIOR FILING, CERTIFICATE OF WATER RIGHT OR PRIOR DECREE, THE DECREED CAPACITY OF A RESERVOIR INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO CONTINUOUS FILLING AND REFILLING IN PRIORITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 2. Establish, in whatever form determined to be most appropriate by the court, one or more tabulations or lists of all water rights and their relative priorities on the river system and source. 3. IDENTIFY ALL CLAIMS AND USES DETERMINED TO BE DE MINIMIS USES WITHIN THE RIVER SYSTEM AND SOURCE AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 45-258. 3. 4. Refer the final judgment or decree to the director for administration and enforcement under the continuing jurisdiction of the court. 4. 5. Make appropriate orders to ensure that the entire record of the general adjudication is preserved in an accessible and usable form. 5. 6. Record a certified copy of the final judgment or decree in each county within the geographical scope of the general adjudication which shall constitute constructive notice of the contents of the judgment or decree. C. CLAIMANTS MAY ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE ATTRIBUTES, SATISFACTION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR WATER RIGHTS IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER. AN AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING ONLY AMONG THE PARTIES TO THAT AGREEMENT. ON REQUEST OF ALL PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT, AN AGREEMENT SHALL BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE FINAL JUDGMENT OR DECREE WITHOUT MODIFICATION. ANY MODIFICATION TO AN AGREEMENT IS VALID ONLY IF AGREED TO BY ALL PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT AND IS BINDING ONLY AMONG THE PARTIES TO THAT AGREEMENT. Sec. 21. Title 45, chapter 1, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 45-258 and 45-261 through 45-264, to read: 45-258. Summary adjudication of de minimis water uses A. A stockpond with an applicable prior filing or decree and with a claimed capacity of fifteen acre-feet or less set forth in the filing or decree shall be deemed a de minimis use of the river system or source, and its water right attributes are not subject to objection other than by the claimant of that stockpond use as prescribed in section 45-256, subsection B or section 45-257, subsection a, paragraph 2. Unless the claimant of the stockpond right files an objection requesting an adjudication of the right in the ordinary course of the proceedings, the water right attributes of a stockpond that complies with this subsection shall be summarily adjudicated and incorporated into the final decree as follows: 1. For each stockpond subject to summary adjudication, the decree shall describe the water right ownership, capacity in acre-feet, priority date, place of use or point of diversion, source of water and those other attributes deemed necessary by the court. 2. The decreed attributes of each summarily adjudicated stockpond shall be separately determined pursuant to section 45-261, subsections a, c and D. A summarily adjudicated stockpond shall not be decreed to have an unsilted capacity greater than that existing on the effective date of this section and shall not he decreed to have a capacity of more than fifteen acre-feet. The decreed capacity of a summarily adjudicated stockpond includes the right to continuous filling and refilling throughout the year and the right to remove silt. B. A domestic use with an applicable prior filing or decree and with a claimed annual quantity of use of three acre-feet or less for each residential connection set forth in the filing or decree shall be deemed a de minimis use of the river system and source and its water right attributes are not subject to objection other than by the claimant of that use as prescribed in section 45-256, subsection B or section 45-257, subsection A, paragraph 2, unless the claimant of the domestic use files an objection requesting an adjudication of the right in the ordinary course of the proceedings, the water right attributes of a domestic use that complies with this subsection shall be summarily adjudicated and incorporated in the final decree as follows: 1. For each domestic use subject to summary adjudication, the decree shall describe the water right ownership, quantity, annual volume or rate of diversion, priority date, place of use, point of diversion and source of water and those other attributes deemed necessary by the court. 2. For each domestic use subject to summary adjudication with no quantity of use determined in a prior decree, an annual quantity of three acre-feet or less per residential connection is presumed correct and shall be reported in the decree. If a prior decree provides a quantity of use, that quantity shall be accepted by the court and reported in the decree, except that a summarily adjudicated domestic use shall not be decreed to have an annual quantity of more than three acre-feet per residential connection. C. a small business use with an applicable prior filing or decree shall be deemed a de minimis use of the river system and source and its water right attributes are not subject to objection other than by the claimant of that small business use as prescribed in section 45-256, subsection B or section 45-257, subsection A, paragraph 2. Unless the claimant of the small business use files an objection requesting an adjudication of the right in the ordinary course of the proceedings, the water right attributes of a small business use that compiles with this subsection shall be summarily adjudicated and incorporated into the final decree as follows: 1. For each small business use subject to summary adjudication, the decree shall describe the water right ownership, quantity of use in annual volume or rate of diversion, priority date, place of use or point of diversion and source of water and those other attributes deemed necessary by the court. 2. For each small business use subject to summary adjudication with no quantity of use determined in a prior decree, an annual quantity of three acre-feet or less will be presumed correct and shall be reported in the decree. If a prior decree provides a quantity of use, that quantity shall he accepted by the court and reported in the decree, except that a summarily adjudicated small business use shall not be decreed to have an annual quantity of use of more than three acre-feet. D. a stock watering use with an applicable prior filing or decree shall be deemed a de minimis use of the river system and source, and its water right attributes are not subject to objection other than by the claimant of that stock watering use as prescribed in section 45-256, subsection B or section 45-257, subsection A, paragraph 2. Unless the claimant of the stock watering use files an objection requesting an adjudication of the right in the ordinary course of the proceedings, the water right attributes of a stock watering use that complies with this subsection shall be summarily adjudicated and incorporated into the final decree as follows: 1. For each stock watering use subject to summary adjudication, the decree shall describe the water right ownership, quantity of use in acre-feet, priority date, place of use or point of diversion and source of water and those other attributes deemed necessary by the court. A summarily adjudicated right for stock watering use does not include the right to require a minimum rate of flow on the reach of the stream where the right is located, and summarily adjudicated stock watering rights are not subject to enforcement actions to satisfy other water rights adjudicated by the court. 2. For each stock watering use subject to summary adjudication with no quantity of use determined in A PRIOR DECREE, AN ANNUAL QUANTITY OF REASONABLE USE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE ACRE-FOOT SHALL BE PRESUMED CORRECT AND REPORTED IN THE DECREE. IF A PRIOR DECREE PROVIDES A QUANTITY OF USE, THAT QUANTITY SHALL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COURT AND REPORTED IN THE DECREE, EXCEPT THAT A SUMMARILY ADJUDICATED STOCK WATERING USE SHALL NOT BE DECREED TO HAVE AN ANNUAL QUANTITY OF USE OF MORE THAN ONE ACRE-FOOT.
F. IN ANY POST-DECREE SEVERANCE AND TRANSFER OR CHANGE OF USE PROCEEDING INVOLVING ANY DE MINIMIS USE SUMMARILY ADJUDICATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION OR IN A POST-DECREE ENFORCEMENT ACTION INVOLVING A STOCKPOND, A DOMESTIC USE OR A SMALL BUSINESS USE SUMMARILY ADJUDICATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE PARTIES MAY INTRODUCE EVIDENCE TO REBUT THE WATER RIGHT ATTRIBUTES DECREED TO THE DE MINIMIS USE. THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY ATTRIBUTES OF A DE MINIMIS USE THAT WERE DETERMINED IN A PRIOR DECREE AND ACCEPTED BY THE COURT PURSUANT TO SECTION 45-257, SUBSECTION B, PARAGRAPH 1. A PERSON WHO CLAIMS THAT ONE OR MORE DE MINIMIS USES INTERFERE WITH THAT PERSON'S WATER RIGHT HAS THE BURDEN OF PROVING THAT THE WATER DIVERTED OR WITHDRAWN BY THE DE MINIMIS USE WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE TO SATISFY THE PERSON'S WATER RIGHT. 45-261. Presumption in favor of prior filings and decrees A. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE AND TO THE EXTENT THAT WATER RIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN FORFEITED OR ABANDONED, THE DIRECTOR, THE MASTER AND THE COURT SHALL APPLY THE FOLLOWING EVIDENTIARY RULES IN DETERMINING THE ATTRIBUTES OF WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE:

3. IF INFORMATION IN A PRIOR DECREE CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION IN ONE OR MORE APPLICABLE PRIOR FILINGS, THE COURT SHALL ACCEPT THE INFORMATION IN THE PRIOR DECREE AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION 45-257, SUBSECTION B, PARAGRAPH 1. 4. IF INFORMATION IN APPLICABLE PRIOR FILINGS CONFLICTS, THE INFORMATION MOST FAVORABLE TO THE CLAIMANT SHALL BE PRESUMED CORRECT UNLESS REPORTED BY THE DIRECTOR TO BE CLEARLY ERRONEOUS. 5. IF THERE IS NO INFORMATION IN ANY APPLICABLE PRIOR FILING OR DECREE OR IF THE COURT FINDS THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN AN APPLICABLE PRIOR FILING REGARDING A WATER RIGHT ATTRIBUTE IS CLEARLY ERRONEOUS, THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE THE ATTRIBUTE. IN MAKING A DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION, THE COURT MAY USE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, STATEMENT OF CLAIMANT INFORMATION, INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CLAIMANT INTERVIEWS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY, HISTORICAL RECORDS, MAPS, TECHNICAL DATA OR OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IN EVIDENCE. B. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 45-258, THE PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN AN APPLICABLE PRIOR FILING MAY BE REBUTTED BY ANY PARTY WHO HAS FILED A PROPER OBJECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 45-256, SUBSECTION B AND ON A SHOWING OF CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE. C. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT IN APPLICABLE PRIOR FILINGS REGARDING THE OWNERSHIP OF A WATER RIGHT AND MULTIPLE PARTIES HAVE FILED APPLICABLE STATEMENTS OF CLAIMANT, THE PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF INFORMATION IN APPLICABLE PRIOR FILINGS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE DETERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP. ANY CLAIMANT MAY OFFER THAT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT OR REFUTE A CLAIM OF WATER RIGHT OWNERSHIP. ALL OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF THE WATER RIGHT SHALL BE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO THE PRESUMPTIONS IN THIS SECTION. D. SECTION 45-256, SUBSECTIONS D AND E APPLY TO THE EVIDENTIARY WEIGHT GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE DIRECTOR: 1. THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A PRIOR FILING IS CLEARLY ERRONEOUS AS IT RELATES TO THE WATER RIGHT CLAIM OR USE BEING INVESTIGATED. 2. THAT NO WATER RIGHT WAS INITIATED OR PERFECTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR TERRITORIAL LAW.
E. THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT SHALL CONTAIN THE BASIS FOR DETERMINATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION D OF THIS SECTION.