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<br />~ee.:? 'fhnt tht' l'ight to nltel', amend. 01' repeal this .-\d <br />is heJ'ewitll expressly reserved. <br /> <br />.-\l'pl'(well, AlIA"n~t 1!1~ HI:!'!. <br /> <br />Hlf;TORIUAL ME~lORA1\D{j~r IN HE (]OLOHADO nIVER, <br />AND BHIEF OF LAW OF I\'TEIlf;TATE <br />COMf'.~CTR <br /> <br />Suhmitted l>,r Delph E. Cal'pclltel' to .1udieiul',)' Committee House <br />of Representatives H7th Congl'e~s 1st Ses~ion~ on June 4, <br />l!l:!l~:1t hCill.iug' ill I'C H, H. liS:;'!. <br /> <br />BIS'.rOIUCAL ME:\lonA~DUl\J <br /> <br />The lllJjed, of tIlt. pellclillg legi:'ilntioll i~ to pel'lIlit a 8ettlement <br />resvecting the future utilization and di~]losition of the waters of <br />the Colorado Ri,'cJ', and of the streams trihutary thereto, bJ com. <br />puet between the Stutes of Arizona, Cnlifol'llin, Colorado. Ke,'uda, <br />New Mexico~ Utah~ awi \Vyoming. ' <br /> <br />The olljed is to c1ptel'llliue the re!-lpecth'e rights of the States <br />to tiw use and dispmdtiou of the wtlters of thi!oi great rh'er prior <br />to any further large CtlJ1Ktl'uctioll 01' extensh"e utilization of these <br />waters, in ol'41el' tlwt the rights of the States and the Chwerllmcnt <br />may be settled find determined in advance of constl'udinn and <br />hefore interstato 01' other tontl'ovel'sies may arise. <br /> <br />The pending' hill Wi.l~ illtJ'odIH:eu pm'slIant to resolution <br />adopted and sigl1ed by the go\"el'l1urs of the seven f;tates above <br />named at Denver, Colo., May 10, 19:!1~ wherein it iN recited that <br />each of the seven States, whose territory iut'ltuler-; in part the drain- <br />age of the Colorado Ri\'el', has nll'ead;v provided for adjustment <br />respecting the fut.ure utilization and di.Elpo~ition of the watel'Fi of <br />the streaUl and has apilOinted its conllni!"lsioner to !oiCI".e with torn. <br />missioners from other interested States flll(l with a cOIHmis..,ioner <br />to he appointed for the United State~ fOJ' this general pm'po8c. <br /> <br />The resolution reads as follows: <br /> <br />,;\\T!lel'Ca8 the States of .-\1"i7.011a. Cnlifornia. Colorado, ~e\"atla~ <br />New Mexieo. Utah. and \Y'yollling Jwve llY appropriate legis- <br />lation aut.hoi'hcll the gO\'cl'llors of said 8tnte~ to appoint COIl1- <br />lIli~sionel'8 representing said State~ for the pllrpose of enter- <br />ing into a tompnC'1" 01' ngl'eement lJetween saill ~t.atcs and <br />Iwh"eE:'1l r-;nid States and the United Sta.te~ I'e:o-;pecting- the <br />fllt~n'e utilization and diRllositioll of the wflters. of the Colc.- <br />,'ado Rh'el' and the :-:tl'cam!oi tl'illUtnl'}' thereto: and <br /> <br />'"\V1lcl'f'C\:O-; the f!,"orc!'llol':-: of !'.nid se\'el'al ~tates hare named and <br /> <br />[ lG 1 <br />