Upper Colorado River Compact

• Description: Upper Colorado River Compact
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 10/11/1948
• Author: Carlson, Charles; Stone, Clifford; Wilson, Fred; Watson, Edward; Bishop, L. C.; Giles, Grover; Bashore, Harry
• Title: Upper Colorado River Compact
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Compact

(e) Subjecting any property of the United States of America, its agencies or instrumentalities, to the
laws of any state to an extent other than the extent to which such laws would apply without regard to this
compact.
Article XX
This compact may be terminated at any time by the unanimous agreement of the signatory states. In
the event of such termination, all rights established under it shall continue unimpaired.
Article XXI
This compact shall become binding and obligatory when it shall have been ratified by the legislatures
of each of the signatory states and approved by the congress of the United States of America. Notice of
ratification by the legislatures of the signatory states shall be given by the governor of each signatory state to
the governor of each of the other signatory states and to the President of the United States of America, and
the President is hereby requested to give notice to the governor of each of the signatory states of approval by
the congress of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the commissioners have executed six counterparts hereof each of which
shall be and constitute an original, one of which shall be deposited in the archives of the department of state
of the United States of America, and one of which shall be forwarded to the governor of each of the
signatory states.
Done at the city of Santa Fe, state of New Mexico, this 11th day of October, 1948.
Charles A. Carlson,
Commissioner for the
State of Arizona.
Clifford H. Stone,
Commissioner for the
State of Colorado.
Fred E. Wilson,
Commissioner for the
State of New Mexico.
Edward H. Watson,
Commissioner for the
State of Utah.
L. C. Bishop,
Commissioner for the
State of Wyoming.
Grover A. Giles,
Secretary.
Approved:
Harry W. Bashore,
Representative of the
United States of America.