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372 U.S. 627 83 Supreme Court Reporter 996 10 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 28 CITY OF FRESNO, Petitioner,v.STATE CALIFORNIA, of America, et al. Number 51. Argued Jan. 7, 1963. Decided April 15, Claude L. Rowe, Fresno, Cal., for petitioner. Sol. Gen. Archibald Cox respondents. Mr. Justice CLARK delivered the opinion Court. 1 This case arises out Dugan versus Rank, 371 609, 999. As set in our that original suit was instituted against certain local Reclamation Bureau officials and several Irrigation Utility Districts by a number claimants to water rights along San Joaquin River below Friant Dam. Subsequently States, over its protest, made party petitioner here, City intervened as plaintiff. Fresno sought, addition injunctive relief requested other parties, declaration (1) an overlying owner, i.e., underground fed river; (2) statutory priority, under California law, use municipal or domestic purposes, Calif. Water Code, § 1460; (3) prior right, County Origin Watershed Acts, because location, §§ 11460, 11463; (4) entitlement project from at same rate charged irrigation purposes. In District prevailed on all points. Appeals this judgment aside 'insofar it relates terms upon which is entitled receive Dam,' 293 Federal Reporter, 2nd 340, 360, establishing would be respondent were acting 'within scope their authority carrying duties imposed them official positions. * The complaint regard dispute may not entertained judicially without waiver sovereign immunity part States.' Id., 352. With claim enjoyed superior those refused decide, saying rehearing '(I)f when such have been established accordance with state able effectively protest impounding waters these defendants contravention rights.' 360. 2 Our supra, controls decision case. There we decided must fail lack consent; also being truth States; had seized, whole part, asserted claimants; recourse through Tucker Act suit. Code KF62 1346. true here. 3 We agree entirely disposition Appeals. Petitioner seems say 8 1902, 32 Statutes-at-Large 390, 43 383, requires compliance statutes relating preferential counties watersheds origin priority uses. However, does mean law operate prevent exercising power eminent domain acquire others. settled Ivanhoe McCracken, 357 275, 78 1174, 1313 (1958). Rather, effect leave definition property interests, if any, compensation made. 4 note city relies, do grant preference claimed. Under area '* watershed wherein originates, immediately adjacent thereto can conveniently supplied therefrom *.' Calif.Water 11460. service Dam include Kern Tulare Counties well Madera. (See map Rank D.C., 142 F.Supp. 1, 40.) Acts limited closest stream, but extends beyond areas 'conveniently therefrom,' seem Friant-Kern Madera Canal areas. Likewise, devoted uses unfounded. Section 9(c) Project 1939, 53 1194, amended, 485h(c), provides: 'No contract supply miscellaneous purposes shall unless, Secretary (of Interior), will impair efficiency purposes.' Gerlach Live Stock Co., 339 725, 70 955, 94 L.Ed. 1231 (1950), concerned issue regarding nature unit and, contrary petitioner's contention, concluded 'that Congress realistically elected treat reclamation project.' 739, 962. It therefore appears clear has no water, only if, Secretary's judgment, adversely affected. 5 rates 9(c), delegates discretion Interior fix covering service. provides yardstick determining 'as produce revenues least sufficient cover appropriate share annual operation maintenance cost fixed charges deems proper exercised so notified basis his determination charge water. Allocation Costs Feasibility Report February 24, 1947, H.R.Doc. 146, 80th Cong., 1st Sess. 19; Engle, Central Valley Doc. (1956), 416, 84th 574, 594—596. report estimated $10 per acre-foot about $3 acrefoot foot less latter based farm benefits ability user pay protracted period. return during repayment period one-fourth capital allocated irrigation. 576—577, 597. rates, three times delivery water.* surplus, together electric energy, used costs irrigators pay. kept advised manner schedules are operating. Projects (1957), H.R.D.oc. 246, 85th 79—84, 261 262. 6 estimates, long-term contracts provide $3.50 Class $1.50 2, while call acre-foot. amply within operating fixing congressional mandate, specifically received approval 295, 1185. 7 insofar petition affirmed remanded directions vacate remand instructions dismiss same. ordered. Judgment directions. 9 THE CHIEF JUSTICE took consideration payments amounted $58,545,475, $221,551,600. Municipal $29,667,932, $9,091,800.

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