WSP11699

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/22/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #23
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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MR. HOOVt:R: Providing Congress assents.

~ffi. SCRUm~Jj: That's bettor still,

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1ffi. HOOVER: It is clear that if Congress dissents it will not invalidate

the whole compact.

Iv'.". C,\LmmLL: If we decide that ne want to reword the whole paraeraph.

MR. HOOVER: No, Lmerely give the suggestj.on to you. It .is up to you

to decide whether you want it or not.

UR. C:,LDriELL: If ne decide 'ire want it in Y;e can get the wording.

1ffi. HOOVER: Suppose we leave that question open until aftor dinner.

Othen,ise the paragraph stands,nithout amendsent.

MR. I:lIERSON: Couldn't we get an expression right non'!

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tlR, D,WIS:. I am in favor of saying "on Cengress's apprbval."

Mil. SCilUGlU!.!:: ' "ConGress assents" or something of 'that sort;

MR. DAVIS: I vias vrondering if it would help to rn.o.kc D. statement of an

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existing fact that the river i.s actually lmnavj.gable.

MR. C.\RPIlNT;;;R: That the prohibition of it for navigation would prevent
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its dev<3lopment for other purposes.

J.m ~ D/'JJIS: I think 'we s)1ould pass it for the pTcsont. l{'/ ,proference

is for some kind OL reservation.

l,ffi. HOOVER: "(b) The use of the water of the Colorado River System

for purposes of gcm8ratinr; olectrical pOVler shall be subservient to the uses

and necessary consumption of such V{a~Cr8 for domcs-tic, municipal-, ",agri-

cultural, minin.g and millinG and other industrial purposos, and qb:o.11 not

interfere y!ith or prevent the use of said waters for said dominant purpose~:;.l!

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The t8rins municipal, mining, milling and industrial, 'shall not be taken to
include generation of 010ctrical pOTiGr."

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I.m. DiBRSON: Hhy is thG nord "elGctrical" introduced beforellpower?"

1m. HOOVER: I haven't the remotest idea, GomGbody no.ntGdit.