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<br />'" <br /> <br />" A COMPACT AGREEl>1EllT ENTERED 11'TO, BY CONSENT OF THE <br />UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JOINT",Y AND SEVERALLY SETWEElNAND <br />AJ.lONG T.HE STATES OFI.JYOJ.lING, COLORADO, UTAH, NEVI MEXICO, <br />NEVADA, ARIZONA, AND CALlFORN1A PERT)UNIIIG TO THE APBORTION- <br />NENT FOR BENEFICIAL USE AMONG THE STATES NAl'IED OF THE UN- <br />, ,'" '_ '., , ' '" i <br />APPROPRIATEDv!ATER OF THEl COLORADO RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. <br /> <br />f <br />i <br /> <br />-"'- -, <br /> <br />P REAI1BLE <br /> <br />~; " . <br /> <br />"Pursuant to certain appropriate concurrent legislation <br />by the States of vlyoming, Colorado; Utah; New Hexic:o, Nevada, <br />Arizona ~nd California, by the respective legislatures thereof, <br />and the United states of America, by its Congress, 'whereby <br />itis p~ovided that, "lith the conso~t of the Ul1itod states <br />of AmerJ.ca, the above namod States may enter 'into. a compact <br />agree~ent among themselvos providing for an equitable apportion- <br />ment of the "ro.ters of the Colorado . Jiliver among said .states <br />for their use and benefit; and prov~ding that for the purpose <br />of drafting such a compact agreement the organization of a com- <br />mission, consisting. of a ,representative from each of the said <br />States to be appointed by the respectivo . governors thereof, <br />should be organized; and whereas said commission has been duly <br />organized and has deliberated upon'the question involved, it <br />does hereby and now.agree upon the following articles: <br /> <br />~LE1. <br /> <br />"Jror the purpose of easy reference herein, tho inter- <br />estedStates of Hyoming,Utah, Celorado, New Hoxico, Arizona, <br />Nevada and California shall be tormed tho BASIN STATES: The <br />Colorado !livor drainago area in v!yorning, Colorado and Utah and <br />thep()rtions of Arizona and New Me~ico now naturally drained <br />intothcilJainColorado River ator:abovetho point describod <br />in Article 111 horeof shall bo tOrn)od UPPER BASIN: and the <br />territory of tht> Basin states in'the Colorado River drainage <br />are~.not included in Upper Basin, shall be termed LOWER ill.SIN. <br /> <br />:illT I CLE 11. <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />I <br />i <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />"The benoficial uses to which i the >later may be applied <br />in the order of preferontial right~ is as follows: <br /> <br />1, Irrigation including rivet control. <br />2. Domostic and culinary. <br />3.. Powor, ilJanufacturing andinining. <br />4. Sundry.pu.rposos involving tho consumption of <br />wator. . . . <br />5. Navigation. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />'P' <br /> <br />ARTICLE Hl <br />'----, ! ~. <br /> <br />"For the purpose of parti tioriing and apportioning the <br />11th S.F.-2Q <br /> <br />34 <br /> <br />34 <br /> <br />, <br />, <br />-.L <br />