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<br />SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 03-007
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<br />BY SENATOR(S) Andrews, Dyer, Taylor, CWouber, Arnold, Anderson, Cairns,
<br />Entz, Evans, Fitz-Gerald, Gordon, Grossman, Hagedorn, Hilhnan, Isgar, Jones,
<br />Keller, Kester, Lamborn, Linkhart, May R., McElhany, Nichol, Owen, Phillips,
<br />Reeves, Sandoval, Takis, Tapia, Tate, Teck, Tupa, and Windels;
<br />also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Spradley, Cloer, Berry, Borodkin, Boyd, Briggs,
<br />Brophy, Butcher, Cadman, Clapp, Coleman, Crane, Decker, Fairbank, Frangas,
<br />Fritz, Garcia, Groff, Hall, Harvey, Hefley, Hodge, Hoppe, Jahn, JohnsonR., Judd,
<br />King, Larson, Lee, Lundberg, Madden, Marshal~ May M:, McCluskey, McFadyen,
<br />Merrifield, Miller, Mitchell, Paccione, Plant, Pommer, Ragsdale, Rhodes, Rippy,
<br />Romanoff, Rose, Salazar, Schultheis, Sinclair, Smith, Spence, Stafford, Stengel,
<br />Tochtrop, Veiga, Vigil, Weddig, Weissmann, White, Wiens, Williams S" Williams
<br />T" Witwer, and Young.
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<br />CONCERNING SUPPORT FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE
<br />INTERIOR'S ACTIONS TO ENFORCE CALIFORNIA'S
<br />ENTITLEMENTS PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO RIVER
<br />COMPACT.
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<br />WHEREAS, In 1922, the seven states lying within the Colorado River
<br />basin, in order to equitably apportion the use of the waters of the Colorado
<br />River and its tributaries, entered into the Colorado River Compact, codified
<br />as article 61 of title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes; and
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<br />WHEREAS, The Colorado River Compact divided the Colorado River
<br />basin states into an Upper Basin and a Lower Basin, with Colorado
<br />belonging to the Upper Basin and California belonging to the Lower Basin;
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<br />WHEREAS, In 1948, the Upper Basin states entered into the Upper
<br />Colorado River Compact, codified as article 62 of title 37, Colorado
<br />Revised Statutes, to apportion the waters of the Colorado River available
<br />to the Upper Basin, pursuant to which Arizona received 50,000 acre-feet
<br />per year and Colorado received 51.75% of the remaining apportionment;
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