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<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 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />. <br /> <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. <br /> <br />I <br />