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<br />r' <br /> <br /><' <br /> <br />---- ,~ <br /> <br />It i:-; :-;nfe 1"0 predict tllilt 1I10~t uf tll~~ 1';I:-.t t'nntl'oH~l'sies Joe <br />sl-'ecting the watel'~ of ~Ve:'itel"ll int.el'~t;lte ~tl'e:llll~ could ha,.c beell <br />anli,le(} hnd the JlIattel's ill dispute Leen first :'-inhmit.teu to compe- <br />tent tOlHl'Htt ~Ullllllis:;;i(lnel'~, Fl'i(~tioll lIetween the Federal de- <br />partments ilIal the ~tate :IlIthoJ'itip.s !-.Iloulll he ;nuillell hy propel' <br />rOlllpaf'ts hetweclI the ~t<ltes llefUl"e constructiull proceeds 11pon <br />I'h"Pl"!-; when' sHcll contl'o\el'sies Ill:!Y il1'ise. <br /> <br />The Colol'ado HiH'1' is still "YOlllIg:' <IS regar"ds lI~iliz.:.dil)lI <br />uf its watl.'l' :-;111'1'1.'"- COllditions lO\lk tu t-'lIorlllo~ls (h.'\"t'lnl'llh~lIt <br />dUl'ing the next. '1tlill'tt'1' of a. l~t~lItlll'.\. XiltUI'C fi.I~]1itatcs .11I eilS,\" <br />allocal"ion and settlelllellt of ~lll 1l1ilt-tel'S pel"t;lillillg tu tIle flltlll'e <br />utilization of till' waters IIf thi:-; stl'e:llll, if IIle;lllS to tlt.lt PII(I <br />aI'C hlkcn priol' 1n fllrtll,'1' elJn~trlld.ioll ;llltl hefore fridioll de" <br />relo)J~" 0.\.11 a"JtI'e!Jell~jf)1l o"f intC'I'fel"l'!WC witll the gl'adll<l1 aUlI' <br />1H~I"P8!"::1I'Y flltlll'e flp,"eloplIwnt UpOll the lllJlJl-'l' 1'(!:\("1H:~i'> of till' <br />:-;tl"e.1I11 11\" 1't-':I~OIl of e:lrliel' ("ollsh"l1dioll of P!llll"lllflUS wOI"k~ 011 <br />tile IOWCI: I"i\"l~l' Illil.'" hl:' i.l,"oitlell II.'" ."OIlIP<I('t ;lIld agreement elltel"ed <br />illto prio!" to :111,\ flltlll'(~ l,"(lll:-;t'"lldi/lll" <br /> <br />In f.ld, :-i('tt.l4'IlICllt of possihle illtel"!-lt:lte '"ontI"O\"el"i,'s II,\" inter- <br />~ti.lte eoullJads is I"CCllnlllU~llded h~- tile Ullited 8tnte~ Supreme <br />COI1l"1. ("";Isliingtnll r. Ol'egoJl.. ~1-t TJ" 8", ~Oti, ~lS.) <br /> <br />CO\I!'\l"I' BY "Tnl'!' ('l)\I'rl~sln" n~:T"'I-:I':," ~'I'.\"IT:-: ,\....11 t:....I'I']';11 <br />S'l'.\T!-::-:, <br /> <br />In <lllothl'l' sel.tion wt' ohsel'\"e that the ~t.Itl:S. with t"OIl~l'llt <br />of ('Ollgl'f'~S, 1I;1\"(~ f111\ power"!': to lIIolke ('Ollll'ild:-: with e;ll'il Othl'I'" <br />T,"eatie:-; lletwerll ~tllte:-; lII'e de~igllate41 cl!-: agl'pelllPllt:-i 0)" '"0111 <br />parts, (.\,"t. 1. see'tioH 10, pal'" :-{~ ('olll-:titntioll") <br /> <br />The United ~t;lte!-l, ill tile 4'xl'!'eise of its !'olon'l'l-'igll i'O\n~I":-:, <br />IIIH~" cllte)' into cOlllpart~ or agl'eclllt:'llt~ with one Ol' mort' of the <br />States, acting in their' ~iO\"el'eign capacities. <br /> <br />The usual method of forlllulat.ing 81ll"h t"olllJlilds 01' agree- <br />ments. eitiler hetween the Sta tel-: Ill' between the 8tatps :mll the, <br />United States, is through tile instrumentality of joint com mis- <br />siom~ there,unto d\1l~' cOllstitnted h~' legislath"e en:.1ctment.<:.1, .mll <br />appointment In- the ('xeeutin'~ of tile 8t:.1te or the 8t:ltes ~IIHI <br />of the Nation, ' ~Udl joint t"ol11llli!:".siol1:'o; H1'e ,in all l"e8l'eet~ :-:illlilaL' <br />to the joint COIllUli!3~ion8 cOI1J';tituted hy separate Gon~l'nlllellts <br />foI' formulation of tl'eatie:o; hetween indepl'uclent llatioll!"" The <br />term does not refer to a joint ('olllmi~~ion tOl1:o:.istiug only of <br />IllclUUerf.: of one sovereignty aud createu. by joint action of twn <br />01' more legislntiee brancheR, hut refers to tlHlt ehul'acter of C01ll. <br />mist,don fOl'med lIy two independent }IO\H'l"S for the purpose of <br />joint action to a ('01ll11l0n end, <br /> <br />01 the n\'uilnble l'x31l1ples of 8cttlelllcIlt!oi of eontl'o\"el'~ie8 <br />between the United States and one 01' morc of the ~HnteH through <br /> <br />[ 25 ] <br /> <br />-.'-.... <br /> <br />~ <br />