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<br />000 acre-feet for :lny period of ten consecuth"e years reckoned in <br />continuing progressive series hebrinnillg with the first day of <br />October next sUf:ceeding the rati..fi('ation of this compnet. <br /> <br />(e) The fitates of the Uppel' Division shall not withhold <br />water, and tbe States of the Lower Division ::;hall not require <br />the delivery of w:.lter~ whieh e:mIlot rea!'ollubl,y be npplieu to uo- <br />mestic nnd agl'knlturnl u~es. <br /> <br />(f) Further equitable npportiollment of the beneficial uses <br />of the waters of the Cnlor.ldo" River ~.\'stem unapl'ortioned by <br />}Jaragraphs (a), (b) and" (c) Inay lie lllalle in the manner pro- <br />dded in paragraph (g) at any time aftel' October first, HH.>:3, <br />if and when eiUI€r' Basin shall hasc reached its tutal beneficial <br />cOIlxumpth"c u:-;c as ~et nut ill paragraphs (a) aIHI (u). <br /> <br />(g) In the el"ellt of a desire for a further appnrtionmcllt <br />as prodded ill IJaragt.aph (f) 3n.'" two sif,'1lator.v States, nering <br />through their GO\-erllol's, may ghe joint noOee of such desire to <br />tile Governors of the o1Jler signatory States and to the President <br />of tbe United States of America, nnd it shall be the dlltj' of the <br />Govemors of the signator'y States and of the President of the <br />United ~tates of Alllel'ica forthwith to appoint repl'csentt1thps, <br />whose duty it shall he to didllc and apportion cquitablJ between <br />the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin the henetitial llse of the <br />unapportioned water of the ColorHuo River System as mentioncd <br />in paragraph (fL Rullject to the legislative ratification of the <br />signa tor.'" States and the Congress of the United States of .:-\IlH~li('a. <br /> <br />ARneLl'; IV <br /> <br />(a:) Inaslllueh as the Colorado Hh"er has ceased to be na dg" <br />able for commerce and tile resenatiflIl of its watel's fur Iladga- <br />tion would serionslv limit the tlevelo}JlUent of its basin. t.he use <br />of its waters for pilrpo:-::cs of navigation shilll ue suhsei.\"ient to <br />the uses of such waters fOl. dnlllest.ie, agriculturnl amI power <br />purposes. If the Congre:o::s ~ball not eOIl~{'nt to this paragraph. <br />the other pro\"isioDS of this compaet shall nc\"ert.hele!-'s l'cmain <br />binding. <br /> <br />(b) Subject tn the provisions of this COlllpilct~ wntt~r of <br />the Colorado River 8.\~stelll may he imjlollndefl and nsetl for the <br />generation of elet~tI-i(':ll power, hut SHell impounding :lnu llto;C <br />shall ue suhRcr\"ient to the u:::e amI eOI1Sl1lnptioll of such water <br />for agricllltuI":l1 ilno (IOIJIf.':.:.tic PUll loses 111)(1 ~hall not interfere <br />with 01' prevent Mse for sndl (lolllinant. pUl'pose~. <br /> <br />(c) Tile provisions of this article shall not apply to or inter- <br />fere with t.he regulation and control h,v all} State within it~ <br />boundaries of the appropriation. u~e nud distribution of water. <br /> <br />[ 12 ] <br />