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<br />GRANTING THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO CERTAIN COM-
<br />PACTS AND AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE STATES OF AltI-
<br />ZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO,
<br />UTAH, AND WYOMING.
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<br />SERIAL 6.
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<br />COMMITTEE ON 'rI-IE .JUDIOIARY,
<br />:HOUSE OF HEPm~,'3EN'l'ATJVE8)
<br />Washington, D, C" ,Tunc 4, 1921,
<br />The committee met" t 11,15 o'clock a, m" lIon, Andrew J, V olste"d
<br />(clmirman) presiding,
<br />The CHAIRMAN, "Ve have under consideration this morning II, R
<br />6821, to permit a compact or agreement between the St.ates of Ari.
<br />zona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and 'Wyo-
<br />mini( rospeetinl\' the disposition and apportionment of the waters of
<br />the Colorado RIver.
<br />(The bill referred to is as follows:)
<br />
<br />[1I. n. 0821, Sixty-seventh Congress, Oral session.J
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<br />A BILL T,) \l~l'mit n com{\n~t 01' o.grp.em~llt hetwf'en tbe Fi~Jl.tM oC Arlzonll, Cnltfomta,
<br />COIOl'fL{IO, Nevuda, N~'\\' MexIco, Utah, ond W,vomlng-, l'C'BPIlCtiug the <lilmoaltioll aJ1d
<br />'nppul'tiolllllcnt ot the watt'I',; of the Colorado River, D.ud for otll{'l' plll'pOB0B.
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<br />\Vllel'enR t.lle Colorn<lo River uno its ::;pvC'rnl tJ'ibntnl'ies l'i"lc w1thin find flow
<br />through Ol' form the hnundnrles hctw('en the Stnte~ of Arizollil, Cnlifornitl,
<br />Colorad(l, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, find Wyoming; and
<br />'Vllel'I~H.s tljC territory included wlthin tlIe c1rnlnage nr0.fl of thi:' f;nicl stream and
<br />its trHmtnries is largely ndel and ill smull part It-rig"alwl, finu the present and
<br />future cl0ve]opUl(mt Ilccesfiitie::; nnel general welfare of E'Rch of ::;nid StnteH and
<br />oC the United States I'Nluit'e the furUleI' use of the watf!rl:i of said streums for
<br />iJ'l'igntion and otlter hene-Hclal pnrposes, and t.hat future litip:ation and con-
<br />nict rCRjJ(~cling the IIse amI e1istl'i1mtloll of ~mid waters Should be avoided aull
<br />get.tled h.v cOlupacl between saiel States; and
<br />Where:ui {lie said Stutes, by allpropl"late legislation, have fluthori7,ee]" the gov-
<br />ernors tllereot to appoint cOlllInlss:oners to l'epresent. said St:ltes for the pur-
<br />pose of enterfn~ into fl cOlllpnct or ng-reement betwef!Il said States respecting
<br />tile fulure utilizaLfon and disposition of tile waters of the Colorndo l=tiver
<br />awl of tIll"'! HtrcRms tl'ilmtnry thereto; and
<br />Wllereas the p;ovel'llol's of srdd several States ha.ve named llnd appointecl their
<br />J'('~pccUve COmJlli~RlollCI'S for the pUl'poses aforeSAid, and have presented their
<br />resOlutioll to the Pl'c~ldE'llt of the Unij"Nl St.a~es l'NjUesting the apl)()illtmf>nt
<br />of n I'cpn~senttltjve nn behalf of the Uniterl St,ll.t("~ to participatp. in said
<br />llcgoLial.iolls lUHI lo represent tile interests of the United Stotes: Now, tltere~
<br />fore,
<br />Bi3 it enacted 1m tile Sena-te a-na TlO!t8(! of Re}Jre8(m"ta.ti1~es of the United States
<br />of America in Con{J./'ess (lS.'::cmbled, That consent of Congress is herel)y g;ven to
<br />the States of Al'iznnn, CnHfornin., Co 10m do, Nevlleln, New Mexico, Utah, and
<br />'V.voming 10 negotiate llnd E'ntel' ill to a compact or agrel?ment providing for an
<br />eqllHl1hle division nnd apportionment omong snid Stat.e.'! of the water supply of
<br />Ule Colol'fulo RivCt' and or the streams triblltUt'y thereto, upon condition thnt
<br />n sultnhlc person, who "hHlllJe nppointed hY lhe President of the United Sbltefi,
<br />shaH pnrtlclpate III sl\id Iwg-otintionR ns the representative of nnd [or the protec-
<br />tiou of thc jllterests of the United States, and shall make report to ConKreFls of
<br />t1H' proceedings 1111(1 of fillY compact or agreemcnt entered into: Pnl'Pi.ded, '.rhat
<br />!IllY such conl]Jflct 01' agreement shnllllot be bInding or obIig-atClr,y upon any of
<br />the -}lart'es tIJel'eto unless and unW thE'! same shall have lie€'!) upprovefl b~' the
<br />lc:gisluture of ench of saId Stat.es allet by the Congress of the Unilec1 States.
<br />The CHAIRMAN. Will you give your name~ residence, and busir~ess
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