WSP10568

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/19/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #19
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Gr~nde. We could grant consent to New Mexico to operate the

Reservoir.

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, MR; 'EMERSON:

I just wanted to be sure it wouldn't make void

any method set up heretofore.

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CHilIRMiJIJ HOOVER: Does that cover yo\"r point 'Mr. Emerson?
MR. EMERSON: I might suggest a little additibnthere';
"by direct legislative action of the,inte:r'ested states,1I which

would seem to refer more to the future than tqthe past or present;

1I0r by processes now operative under the statutes ,of interested'

states.'

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, MR. CilRPENTim:

Isn't that direct legislative action?

MR. EMERSON: Yes, the statutes are direct j.egislative' action.

MR. 'Me KISICK: If your statutes are general in th~ir termS

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they would take care of it.

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JUDGE SLObN: You mean reciprocal lqgislation, don't YOU?
MR. EMERSON: It wouldn't necessarY!be,reciproc~l.
MR. Ci,RPENTER: You might have a propos:ition granting servi-
tude in one state, pass a law without any reciprocal legislation
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in the other, so I changed IIreciprocal" to )ldirElct.1I Put it
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IIreciprocal or direct."

JUDGE SLOi.N: But in n case requiring ,action of:both states
then it must necessarily be reciprocal in its ,nat,ure. Just for
clearness I should think perhaps IIdirectll ought to; betLat wo'rding.
MR. Di,vIS: Don't you limit it if you make.it reniproocal.'
Suppose the legislature of Colorado grqnted,tihe State of New Mexico
the right to c6~demn lands and appropriate waters. There is

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nothing requiroed on the part of New Mexico at ,all.

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JUDGE SLoi;N: I t might limit it to such a case and not +:0 a