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<br />C( ILl l[t,\ nn nIYEI: t'O)ll'c~Cl' <br /> <br />The ~t;1t(:!:i of .-\l'izona. California, Colorado, Xc\"nda. ;\e". <br />)I('xico. TJtah~ :lUd "",Yolllillg, haloing resolved to enter into a <br />I~Olllpact muler the Act of the Cnllgl'ess of the United :';tntes of <br />AIlWT'icil~ apl)I'n\'erl All;.!lIst la, 19:!1 (J:! Stntute~ at Laq;t, page <br />171)~ :llltl tIle Ads of tlIe Legislatures of the ~aid HtatcB. h:lH~ <br />thl'Ollgh their non~l'lIol's appointed as their COlllwissionel's: <br /> <br />'V. 8. Noniel. fOJ' tile State of Arizona; <br /> <br />\V. F. .McClure: for tile State of CalifOl"nia; <br /> <br />Delph E. Carpenter: for the Btate of Colorado; <br /> <br />~T. G. Sl'1"lIghum, for the State of Ne,'ada; <br /> <br />Stephen B. D:l\-is~ .Jl'.~ for the State of New ~Iexico; <br /> <br />Il. E, Calil\\'ell, tnl' the State of' Utah; <br /> <br />Frank C. ElIlel'~Oll, for the Stn te of \\"yollling; <br /> <br />who, after ncgotintjoIl~ pnl'ticipatctl in by Herbeli HI.lovel', nl'- <br />point~tl b;v the I'l'esilll'llt as the l'epI'f'scntnth'e (If the United !='Hall'!'; <br />of AllJeriC':l, hare :lgl'tt'd upon the fnllowing Articles: <br /> <br />AnTIC!.!'; I <br /> <br />Tile I1l3jor PUl'llOS€!'i of this contract al'e to pl'cwitle for the <br />cf]uitable di\"isioIl allll apportioIllllent of the U>'ie of the ,,-a tel's of <br />the Colorado Uher System; to establish the relative importunce <br />of dilfel'ent benetkial uses of water; to prumote interstate comity; <br />to remove ('31ll.;e!'i of present and future contro\'er~ies, and to' <br />:'ieCllI'e the expe~1ititJtli':i ngl'icllltul'aI and iIHlu~tl'ial dc\"clopmeut. <br />of the COIOl'lHlo TIh.el' R::n::in, the storage of its water~ find the <br />protection. of life and lwoperty frOIll Hoods. To these eJl(ls the <br />Colorado Ba~in is divided into two Basins, aml an apportionment <br />of tile llse of pllrt of the wat.er of the Colorndo ni,'cl' S,rstem is <br />made to each of them with the pl'llvbinn that furthel' eqnitahle <br />apportionment may he Illade. <br /> <br />ARTICLF: II <br /> <br />As u:-;ed in thi~ l:om}1nct: <br /> <br />(:1) The terlll "Colorado f:h"er Sy~teIll" mean;:;; tllnt portioll <br />of the Colorado River' and it~ tl'ill1ltaries within the United :-;tate~ <br />of Amel'ica. <br /> <br />(h) The term "Colorado River Ba!:iiu" menus all f~f the <br />drainage area of tlic Coloradu River S.n.telll antI all otller tcni. <br />tor\' within the United States of A mCl'itl.1 to wl.lkh the watel':O; of <br />the' Colol'ndo flin..l' 8yslpIII :-;11<111 he beneticially 1.1Ilplied. <br /> <br />(e') The tCl'IlI "Rlatf'!,; of the UPPCl' Di\"i~,;ion" meaIl:'l tllC <br />States .of Cnlol'ado. )\cw Mexico, Utah and \\'yollling, <br /> <br />[ 1111 <br />