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<br />thereof, are speoifically reserved for separate consideration, <br />settlement or consent by- those of said States so involvsc1, <br />and the signing and ratification of this compac:\; .shall nQtbe <br />construed or interpreted as a recoc;nition of or consent to. <br />any claim, privilege or servitude upon the stream.s w:i;thin <br />any State of the Upper Division except to the extent necessary <br />to fulfill the express provisions of this compact ,and,not. <br />otherwise. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />!m:IillJ:i VI. <br /> <br />liThe High Contracting Parties agree that, subject at <br />all times to the rights to the diversion; use, and conswnption <br />of the waters of the Colorado River and of its tributaries for <br />the.1lrenefit of the territory included vii thin the Upper Division <br />but within the limitations defined by this compact, .and subject <br />to the fulfillment of thG obligations expressedinA,rt:i;cle 111, <br />and further subject to the provisions of the second paragraph <br />of this Article, each of thG Statos vlhose territory is in part <br />included within the LOv18r Division shall .have ,possess; and en- <br />joy under'the constitution and laws of each said State, and with <br />in j,t.s' tGrri tory, the free and unrestricted uses and benefits <br />of the waters.ofthose tributaries which entEirthe Colorado <br />, <br />River below Lee's Ferry and of all water~ of said river which <br />may pass said point from the Upper Division in conformity with <br />paragraph.two (2) of Article II and with Article 111 of this <br />compa.ct. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />liThe States of the LOvler Division, towit, the States of <br />Arizona, California, .Nevada,. New Mexico, and Utah do jointly <br />and severally agree that any and all claims:which now or here- <br />after may exist or arise betvleen any of theml'lith respect to <br />the uses and bGnefits of the waters. of the Colorado River and <br />of the several tributariGs within the Lower Division, including <br />any allocation of the burdens incident to a.fulfillment of <br />Article 111, or vlith respect to any claimed,cont,emplated or <br />desired servitude or servitudes by or for anyone or more of <br />them upon the streams or territory of any one or more of the <br />others thereof, are specifically reserved for separate con- <br />sideration, settlement or consent tr,V those. of said States so <br />involved, and the signing and ratification.ofthis compact shall <br />rlotbeconstrued or interpreted as it recognition of' or consent <br />to any claim, 'privilegG or servitud.c by any State of the Lower <br />Division upon the strGams 1'1hich enter the Colorado River belov1 <br />Lee's Ferr,y or upon said river or that part of the waters <br />thereof by this compact agreed to 1;>e' dGlivered from the Upper <br />Division, excGpt to the extent necessary to. fulfill the express <br />provisions of the compact andl10t otherwise. <br />, . "1 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ARTICLE Vll . <br />----:- i . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"The High Contracting Parties ; agree that the uses of <br />the water of."he Colorado River within theUnitGd States of <br />America for purposes of navigation shall be and remain inferior, <br />llth-S.F. <br />18 <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br />26 <br />