<br />U019ul
<br />
<br />9H8
<br />
<br />ComP3oCt.- Tb_ laU.et merellll'>> to the
<br />C<>mp~ are q,Ulte dllrl'Tl\'nt from Ule A.l:t"
<br />adoption of Comp:.ct t.eTllUo. Sw::b rft'et'-
<br />ences, unlike the explicit adopUOD at terms.
<br />were used ani)' to &haw thu the Act -.nd Lta
<br />prov1alonll were In no way to upset, altal'.OI"
<br />a1I'ect the Comp.a.ct" concr_loruU)' ap-
<br />prove<1 dlnN()Q or ..,U'r betw....n the but_.
<br />'!bey wl!l'll D.Qt lnt.ended to nuke the Com-
<br />PlICt .nd 11. pro.-\alona control or atroct'\bll
<br />Act'. 1Il10<:&Uon amour; ami dlAt;rlbutlon 01.
<br />waLl'r withIn the $tatell of the Low..r Buln.
<br />'nlllmonl, w.. look tog ~hl! Compact tar l.<<mlI
<br />apl!'clOcally lnoorporated In !.he Act. and we
<br />would lL}a:) tool!: to It to ......1.... d1.lpuU. t..-
<br />tweeD the Vp~r and Lower B3.lIInJI, ....... all)'
<br />lnvoht!'d In tbls case. Bul no Neh quest.l0ft8
<br />are b"",, We rnuat d"u.rmlne _hILt a.ppo:r-
<br />t1oO!nent ....d dellv.....,. Khem.. In the Lower
<br />Buill baa ~o "fJ...:Ud through !.he ~-
<br />t.o.ry-. eontru:ta. Pot that detft'UllD.l;tloD, ..
<br />look to the Project -11.,,( alone.
<br />B. MaflUtr'IIM QppOI"Uo>lment: 'lb. 0011-
<br />gre....1<>nal 1Chf1n1l of apporUQoment cannot
<br />be und.....tood without klll>Wlng what W'aU>r
<br />ConET"U .....t.ett ..pportloned. Under CftJI-
<br />forni:a.'a ylew, whkh we reject. the llnf;
<br />7.500.000 a.crr-f~t of Lowu Buln waUl'. 01
<br />wblch CaUtocnla baa &Jrr-ed to 11M onl1
<br />4.400.000, ill m"""", up of both m..ln.lltrram and
<br />t.rlbu~y 1n.U'r, not Jus~ malll..lt.r&!lm w"te1'.
<br />Under the new ot Arizona. NevO'lda.. lUld th"
<br />UnlU'd Bta.t.N, w1th wblch we "gr~. tb"
<br />Ulbuta.rl~ are not included In tbe ....\.en to
<br />be dlYlded but remain tor u..e ...:dusl... UIICI
<br />of.......h 5tau,. Aa8umlnl 7,500.000 ..cr.._t~
<br />01' more In tbe maJl'Ultl'eam and 2.000.000 In
<br />the trlbut&rl..... cllltornLo. would let 1.000.000
<br />acre-teet more It the trlbutarlei are Ineluded
<br />and Arillona 1.000.000 I........
<br />CftJtIt>l'llla'sargum..nt that tlu ProJrd Act.,
<br />lIke the Colorado R.!vrr COm~t., dea1ll ...lth
<br />the main rlyer and an Ita tributAries rrsta on
<br />f 4 (a) of the Act. whIch IImlta C..lltOlTl1a to
<br />4.400.000 ........._teet -01 u.I! w:oot.er. .ppor-
<br />tloned to UtI! Wwu buln St'\ua bv pangnph
<br />(a) of Article m of the Colorado Rher CODl.-
<br />pact. plu, not mol"<' than on~hlllt 01 an1
<br />exceaa or &UrplUA ../l.un un.prorttoned by
<br />..Id compa.ct. ~ And Artlcl.. m{aJ. relerTl'd
<br />to by '4(a)..ppoTtloned In perpetu!ty to the
<br />Low<-r B:>aln the uar 01 7.500.I)Q/) ...,...._t""t or
<br />water pel' a.nnurn "Irom thr Colnn.do aty"r
<br />Syatem." wblcb ....... d..nned In ~hr CnmpACt
<br />u "that pol"tlon ot the Colondo RIY'" aod
<br />Ita tTlbutaTl.... ..UhJl'l the UnIted StatCIII of
<br />Am...rlea."
<br />ATlzon& .rlUes thllt the Compl\ct .ppor-
<br />tlOIUl betw....n bulna only nUt W."'rB of the
<br />mall'Ultream. not th" matnatr....m and tho
<br />1.I"lbutarll'll. W. n<<'d not reub lh.U qu......
<br />Uon. however. lor .e have concluded th.t
<br />whatever ..!.en the Compact apportioned
<br />the PrQlect Aet 1t#e'1t d.....lt onl)" w1th w.t<<
<br />01 the rnaIDltl'ram. 10 the ftT!lt Plll.Ol!. \ba
<br />Act. In .4(.)..tat.ell that thr Clllllornla limi-
<br />tation. wh.leh ~ In re"lIty ber ahllre or the
<br />aNt '1.500.000 acre-rl'<!t or La..... D:'IAln water.
<br />la QI1 "watrr of and lrom thll O:>IOTadO Rlvrr.~
<br />not of ..nd trom thll "Colorlldo Rlyer Spu.-m.-
<br />But more lnlportantl,. thr negotlatlon.a
<br />aznong the Stateo! .nd the <'On""1"_lonal d~
<br />b!ltea IndlnR t<> the pUI,''''':r 01 the PrQJect
<br />Act eleuly aho", thllt the bnJrU.~ l>H'd by
<br />Co~ In thr Ae'\ 'lI'''' m,,"nt to ~frr to
<br />rnalnstl"el\m ,..Ilten onl" Indu.lon 01 the
<br />Uibuta:rl"" In the Cmnpn.ct ..... Mtun.l In
<br />vI...... 01 the Upper State!;' .lZOng fl!t'llng that
<br />th.. Lo~ Buln trlhutaTlN &hould be made
<br />to &hare the burdeo ot .ny obl1ptlOJ> to
<br />delh~ w.ter to Mellleo ....bleh a future t.....t,
<br />might Imp<>>r. But ..hrn n eame to lion ap-
<br />portlonm~t I\.monl the Lowrr Buln St&tM.
<br />th. GIl., b, fu the ~t Important Lmn!r
<br />Bull:! t.!"ibuta:')'. would not lac1.tl, tM I.n_
<br />
<br />. SeeS. 1.8fa). 13 (b) and leI.
<br />- A18o. C&lllornta would ~uoe It"eft<tl...
<br />IIha<< at the m:l.lutream W1Ito!1'a from :tOO,OOO
<br />acre_teet to UO.500 f.Cl'I!.feet.
<br />
<br />,
<br />CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE
<br />
<br />eluded, since Arlz.ona alone of the State.
<br />could efl"octl""l, use that rl..er,. The1"e-rore.
<br />wlth mlmw nceptlota. the proposa.te and
<br />counterl>ro~ oyer the yes,.". culmlnlltlng
<br />In \he ProJeoct Act. COIlll.lau,ntly provIded tOl"
<br />dIvtlilon oL the mllJn.auMom onl,. re8er"lnl
<br />the trlbutarlN to.......h State', ...elu'ln uae.
<br />The ..-t lmportlu1t negotiation' amonc
<br />the Statae. whlcb In lact tormed the bNla
<br />01 th.. debates leadlnl to ~ge 01 U.e Act.
<br />took place In ID:r7 when the OOvernon of the
<br />~..en bao;ln Statea mC't.t Drnv.... In .n etrort
<br />to..-ork out IUl 1lllocaUon 01 the Lower BalIl'l
<br />...aten acceptable to Arizona. C.lllornl., and
<br />Neyll4a. Aru.ona .nd C.llfornl. m.de pr.....
<br />poaaIa," both of ...hlC'b 'ugge."'d gl..lng H._
<br />~a300.oooa.en-lretoutolthem4llU1trea.m
<br />of the Cotprado Rher .nd rraerl'lnl to eacb
<br />Stau tb. rxdwo....e use ot her own trlbu4
<br />tar1e11. Arbonll pro~ th.t all ....m.lnlng
<br />meJ.nat:ream _ter be dlYlded equally be-
<br />tWIoeD heraell IUld Calltorn1a. whlC'h would
<br />C1..ee&ch State 3.800.000 acre-teet out of the
<br />lint '1,&00.000 ,,"e-fret of m.tnnn..m .....leT.
<br />ClLlltornla nJectrd th.. p~d equal dl..l-
<br />~0I1 01 tbe waur. augaeaUng ft.urN that
<br />would rrault In' ber getunc about 4.600.000
<br />out of the '1.500.000. The ao....rnon 01 tbe
<br />lour Opper Ba.a1n StaUs, trying to bTlng
<br />ArU:Jona and Ca.lllornl.. ~tber. u.l<~d each
<br />state to redUN! Ita drmand. .nd auggeatrd
<br />tb.1II compromise: Nn"". 300.000 acTe-frrt.
<br />ATl:zona 3.000.000. a.nd Callfornla 4.200.000."
<br />Tbeu allocatlOlla ...e..., to ""me 'Only out of
<br />the malMtnam, that- III, .. .\.:I.t.eod b, the
<br />aoveroo,... out "01 the avenogr .nnual dr4
<br />\!vel'J' oL .....ter to be proylded b, the Stater
<br />of the upper dhtaton at LeN PUI"J undrr the
<br />teno. of the Colorado RI....r rompl.ct.~ TIlII
<br />Oon-rnora' auRHUO"". like tb.... 01 the
<br />Statea, ellJlllc1tly r...."eeI to ""eh State ..
<br />.galn..t the othrr Stat" thr rxclual..e use of
<br />ber OW"n trlbut.arlefl. ArUon. acreed to the
<br />OO\'erno,.,,' prop<Mll.l. but fobe ....nted.!t madr
<br /><'leu that brr trlbutarl.... ...ere to be elI-
<br />.....pte<l tram ..ny Mexlean obligatIon," Call-
<br />lornla rejected th~ ..hale pro........l InIlltlng
<br />th.t .hr must haye 4.GOO.000 a.<T<!-tef't trom
<br />the m.lnat.!"ram. or, .... .he put It. "Irom the
<br />wlltera to br provldt"d by the States 01 the
<br />upper dlvlMon at Lee hrTJllnder the 0:>10-
<br />raoo River oompact.~" Nelth~r In the
<br />SlAt.ea' ....l&ina1 olrera, nor In the OonTnora'
<br />.ugge&tlOD!l. nor In the 5talea' "",pon_ VI"
<br />thr "ColOl"ado ru....r spum..-mall'Ult...."m
<br />plwo U1bU\iU"I~ver used ... thr bull lor
<br />Lower Baaln allocatiOn.; rathrr, It ..u .l....f&
<br />mninatream "'ater. or the ..atrr to br de-
<br />U....rcd b, the upper Stater at Lee F'ert1.
<br />that \a to u,. .n annual .yengr 01 7.600.000
<br />&CTe-ll!t't ot maJ...~aro ..ter.
<br />With the t'ODtlnut'd Iallure 01 Ar'bIoo. and
<br />CalIllX'nla to reach aeooro. thtl'1l ..... mount-
<br />lnl lmpetua tor a oonlP"flllonal IQluUoo. A
<br />Swlng.JobftlQD blll oontal.nlng DO limitation
<br />on CaJUonlIa'. ~ flna!!y ~ the House
<br />In. 1tn8 ovrr obJrcUona by Rrprea<'ntatl.....
<br />lrom ArizonA and UtAh." Wh'en the bill
<br />reacl>ed. tbe Senate. It ..... amended In com-
<br />Plltte>e to pro..lde \hilt the SecRtary In hi.
<br />...alet dellyny contracta m\ll5t limit C.U-
<br />fornln. to 4.600.000 acre-feet ~ot the W:ltrr
<br />a110C1lt<<! to the 10Wf"T bu1n by tht COI....fldO
<br />RIYf'r oompllCt . . . .nd one-hall e>r the
<br />unallocatrd. ell""""",, and.or .urplus .....t<<r.....
<br />On thl' 1I00r. Senator PbIppa at Color!l.do pro-
<br />
<br />. Not only does tbe Ol\ll. rll...... th" CoIOT1lM
<br />a1most.t the Ml'lIlcan border. but alllo In drJ
<br />eeason.a It VlrtllllU1 e....ponlell betore reach-
<br />Ing thr Colon.do.
<br />"'SeenenN".CU1011'AL RllCOatlH54 (1928).
<br />"&-e '7l) eoN........01'fU R1'%Im<I> 172 (928).
<br />"Hro..rlnp on un. 5773. ,up'" DOte:as,.t
<br />""'..
<br />"ld..at402.
<br />"B.R. 5'173. 70th Coni.. lit SMa.; 60 Ooa.s.
<br />nee. D989-H90 (11128).
<br />.. S. Rep. No. 5D2, 10th Cona:. 1-' Seaa. 2
<br />(1928)_
<br />
<br />June 4,
<br />
<br />poaed an amrndln..nt whleh ...auld ..lIow the
<br />Aet to I" Into ell'ect ...Ithout any limltatlQII.
<br />on CaUlorn1a II MVen Stl.t.r& rAUl'lPd tbe
<br />Coulpac:t; It ooly alII StIltea ratified and II
<br />CalUornla ICCIII.ture IlCCC'pt.ed the IlmJta-
<br />tlon. the Act could .WI bKome I'lTectl""..
<br />Arlzon.'. Senato!" HATIlKl'< had atread, pro-
<br />J>O>>I!d an amendment Tl'dudng Calltomla'.
<br />.h.,e to 4..200.000 &er~t~t (thr ao..ernon'
<br />propr..a1). plua bait 01 the aurplUll. le""ln\l:
<br />Ar\zQlla eulu.lYll uae of the 0111. trre Irom
<br />any Mellle&n obllgatlon.. but thll the Sen.
<br />.te reJe<:trd.. Ben.tor Bratton. ot New Me..
<br />100. noting th.t only 400.000 acre-feet k..pt
<br />ArIZOna and Call1ornl. Ilpart. Lmmedllltooly
<br />.un-t.ed .n amendment by which tbl'Y
<br />..-nuld apllt the dUrrrenee.CaIlfornlll. gt'ttlng
<br />4.400.000 ll.c:I'~l~t "ot the 1rntl'rI .pporti(lne<l.
<br />to the 10....... baaln 6\&les by the CoIOl"ado
<br />RI....r C<1mpllC't." plua bait 01 ..urplua.- It
<br />.... thl. Br.tton amendment that bec.me
<br />pAl't ot the Act a.lI p~," ...hleh had bl'en
<br />amendPd on the floor 10 th.t the lIml~tlon
<br />rel..rred to ...ten .pporUoord to the t..oWl'r
<br />n....ln ''by pangr.ph (.1 of Artlele m or
<br />the CO!OI".do River eomplLCt.- Inltell.d of
<br />watrn Ilpportlonrd "by the O:>lo.-ado RI.er
<br />rompa.ct.....
<br />Statrmrntli mllde throughout the debates
<br />mll.ke It quite cl...... that Cong.... Intended
<br />the 7.500.000 ACn'-tert It ...... allocntlnll'. and
<br />out of which Callf....nla W'a.& limited to 4.~..
<br />000. to be rnalnatnos.m Wlt.t.r-r only. In the
<br />rI.....t pl_. the blurln BenAtora ellpl"_11
<br />.d[no...led~ Illl the .taTtlng point tor their
<br />dl'b,Ue the ~n..rr OoYeornol'S' pf(lposal th"t
<br />ape<:ltle a1locaUe>na be made to Arlwna. Call-
<br />lorm... and Nrvad.. from the m"ln.trl'iOm.
<br />Ipulng the trlbubvlra to the BtAt.r&. Pol'
<br />e,...mpl... Sl'nat.or Johnac>n. le&dlnl" "pok~-
<br />m.n tor C,ullornl... and SeoaJt)!" "~Tf>F.N.
<br />letlldlnl" llpok.....a.n Ie.- Arizona. Ilgreed thllt
<br />the OO....rn"ftI. reoomml'ndaUona rouJd be
<br />UIf!d ,.. "" bllll1ll. t.... dlaC'ullSlon."- "~TD"'N
<br />..rot on to ob""rn1 that the Commlttt'(l
<br />Anumdment would glvr Calltomh\ the .........
<br />4.&OO.(J()O V"I'1l-tret .he had &Ought at Dl"n-
<br />,.rr" U\ter, N....-ad".. 8l'n.tcr Pittman
<br />.t.Il.ted that U'le committee "put the amount
<br />In th..rr that C&lltornla dem=ded berm-e th.
<br />lour go....motll at ~nYer.- and &Illd tb.t the
<br />Brlltton amendment would .pllt the 400.000
<br />.,,",-teet "'-"paTl\tlnll" the ao....rnora. ftgure
<br />and the Commlttre's ftg1JJ"e." All tbe le.d.
<br />e,." In the d~b.te--JohllllDn. Drlltton. Klnll'.
<br />HAyd..n, Phlppa. and PtttmllD_JlPreurd "
<br />common und!"l'&tandlng that the by talua
<br />aep""'-t1ng Arlzon!\ and Call1ornl:l ":>.I the
<br />dUrerrnce of 400.000 acrr-Itd.... precisely the
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<br />"'10 Oo:t"OIl.-wNI.L RR:o.... 3'" (1"28).
<br />.1d....tI62.
<br />..1d....t384.
<br />.rd.".t385.
<br />"4SStat.10&7f1D28I.~n.a'.lIBen.to,.
<br />AahUl'St and HA~II ..oted """ITUt the bill.
<br />...bleh dId not urmpt the OU" trom the
<br />Mn.IClln burden. 70 O:>Nl1II.SSSlO'UL RxQlu
<br />eO:J llD28l.
<br />"10 COKa.-.ro"At. R.:'OIlD 4&.1 (1928).
<br />'nlat thlll chanee 'li'alJ not Inkndrd. to eaUH
<br />tile States -to lJI..e up their trlbutarl", roilY
<br />~n.bly be Intl"t'l'Cd from the r.ct thl\.t thot
<br />amrndml'tlt .... I.gt"l'ed to by senator "'v_
<br />I>1:N. ..ho..... eon.atant opponent ot lnelud-
<br />lnl(thetribt.lart_
<br />-td., at 7'1.
<br />o. rbfd. LAter. Senator HanlVf ....Id bll
<br />amendment Ineot"pOI"lIt.ed. the OQ..emon' pro-
<br />~1.ld..atl'T2-1'13_
<br />-ld.~.t sse.
<br />"'d.. '" HI4 (K1D.lf1. 165 (Jobnson. Dl"Ilt-
<br />toni, 382 (HATX:II. Phlppal. 38$ (Brattonl.
<br />SSG (Pittman) s..n..te>r H4TIlKN'S .tat~<nt
<br />1ar"1',.."nt"tt"...,: -I..a.nttoetatetnthe
<br />Sen.te th,U what I am. trylng to accompllab
<br />\a to get . YOk 011 the one puUcu\.r qu..-
<br />tJon of ..hether lhe qu.ant1~, 01 water which
<br />the St.te or California may dIvert from the
<br />COlorado Rher mould be 4r200.000 aen-teet
<br />or 4.600.000 acrtI-teet.- Id.. at 182.
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