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<br />192 <br /> <br />acting through the Presidont, may give joint notice of such desire to the <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br />. " <br />governors of the other signatory states and to ,the President of the United <br /> <br />'. ' <br />states, if he does not join in such notice, and it shall bo the duty of <br />the ~overnors of the signatory states and of the President of tho United <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />Statos to immediately appoint representatives with like powers to those of <br />the present commission whose duty it shall be to further divide and <br /> <br />apportion equitably between the Upper Basin. and the Lower Basin the <br />beneficial use of the unapportioned water of the basin as described in <br />paragraph (f), subject to the iegislative rati~ication of the several <br /> <br />states and the Congress of the United States to the same extent as is thi.s <br /> <br />compact." <br /> <br />MR, DAVIS: I suggest we say in the tenth line, "To divide furth~r" <br /> <br /> <br />instead of "further divide." I think the word "further" ought to go out. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Now, Mi. Chairman, I don't want to raise a que~tion that has boen discussed <br /> <br /> <br />on the general scope of this compact, but I don't liko the idoa of calling <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />. . <br />on the Prosident of the UnitoQ'States to join with the governors for <br />notice. Tho United States is not a party and yet we say that. the United <br />States acting through the President should give that notice: It s00ms to <br /> <br />me it is out of harmony. <br /> <br />MR;HOOV!lrt: I think it is. <br /> <br />MR. SCRUGHAM: I think it is. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />'; <br /> <br />shouldn't "equitable apportio1;lment" be in ther;e? <br />