brantley project, pecos river basin, new mexico

brantley project, pecos river basin, new mexico Sec. 201. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain the Brantley project, Pecos River Basin, New Mexico, in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and the provisions of this Act and the plan set out in the report of the Secretary on this project, with such modification of, omissions from, or additions to the works, as the Secretary may find proper and necessary for the purposes of irrigation, flood control, fish and wildlife and recreation, and for the elimination of the hazards of failure of McMilland and Avalon Dams: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall operate the existing Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir unit: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall familiarize himself with the water rights of appropriately of water from the Pecos River and shall promulgate criteria for the operation of the Brantley project and other irrigation storage projects on the Pecos River in the State of New Mexico that will preclude any detrimental effect on water rights in the Pecos River so that appropriators of water will not be adversely and unreasonably affected by such operations.