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<br />00271~ <br /> <br />Another example is the Santa Fe Compact which is a combination of State <br /> <br /> <br />and Federal Legislation requiring acts of Congress and of each State Legis- <br /> <br /> <br />lature. There could be compacts with reference to interstate regulation, for <br /> <br /> <br />example, the compact between California and Nevada on zoning in the Lake Tahoe <br /> <br /> <br />area. Compacts are a viable device for this project. <br /> <br /> <br />There could be reciprocal legislation or adoption of model statutes by <br /> <br /> <br />the States. Or legislation within the States does not necessarily have to be <br /> <br /> <br />uniform (it is not now) but even this kind could result in agreements. The <br /> <br /> <br />Utah-Idaho agreement is an example. <br /> <br /> <br />There can be informal agreements between the States with various degrees <br /> <br /> <br />of enforceability, for example, the agreement between North Dakota and South <br /> <br /> <br />Dakota permitting operations across state boundaries for effect in the neigh- <br /> <br /> <br />boring State. <br /> <br /> <br />Legislation is a far better way to go than to the Courts. In the Courts, <br /> <br /> <br />only the lawyers win. I recommend you go the legislative route. I personally <br /> <br />believe that a combination of State and Federal legislation would be most <br /> <br />effective. <br /> <br />Warburton: What is the law on water across international boundaries? <br /> <br />Davis: There are treaties with Mexico and Canada with reference to the de- <br /> <br /> <br />livery of water across boundaries. For example, Mexico is to receive 1.5 <br /> <br /> <br />million acre feet a year from the United States. There is, nevertheless, a <br /> <br /> <br />disagreement on water quality. Mexico feels that water means usable water. <br /> <br /> <br />The United States seems to feel that anything wet fulfills the requirements, <br /> <br /> <br />although some efforts to improve quality have been made on this side. There <br /> <br /> <br />is an International Boundary and Water Commission, there is a treaty and an <br /> <br /> <br />organization and weather modification could be tacked onto that. The best <br /> <br /> <br />example is with reference to Canada along the Columbia River. A number of <br /> <br /> <br />joint projects have been put in there. <br /> <br />3. Institutional Alternatives for the Project - Leo Weisbecker, Stanford <br /> <br />Research Institute <br /> <br /> <br />Weather modification technology is reversible (that is, you can turn it <br /> <br /> <br />on or off) but it is not institutionally reversible once people expect the <br /> <br /> <br />extra water it may produce. <br /> <br /> <br />With reference to energy sources, under existing institutions sufficient <br /> <br /> <br />water could be obtained for energy needs, for example, by Federal appropriation. <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />. <br />, <br />i <br />, <br />, <br />r <br />r <br />. <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />