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<br />"5. . Storase of any water of the Colorado River System <br />shall not .il1itiate a right to th,j use of "iator as between the <br />Upper Basin and the Lower Bas;i.n;. <br /> <br />ARTIClE Vll. <br /> <br />"This compact is subject to modification: <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />"1. By unanimous requost and consont of the Basin <br />States, and <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. . <br />"2. To moot tho just requiremonts of any international <br />agreemont that may hareaftor bo made andbntarod irit:O,.by <br />and botwoen tho Unitod Sts.tas of Amorica and tho United <br />States of Moxico affocting Colorado Rivor wat~r rights detor- <br />minod by this compact. <br /> <br />MR. CALDHELL: May I just say, Hr. Chairman, the principal <br /> <br />idoa I had in writing this draft was to stick moro particul- <br /> <br />arly to tho idoa of something that would bc'intho nature of <br /> <br />a basis on Hhich He could build outsidocif tho compact, rathor <br /> <br />than make tho compact cllJ!lborsome w~th details. <br />MR~ HOOVER: Wall, roaucod somoHhat the sama way, tho pact <br />\wuld como somewhat to this: 1, Tho basil( to include tho <br />drainage area of the Colorado and tho Imporial and Coachella <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Valleys. I gather, rathor 1?y ind;i.reotil)n,. that you cover the <br />. '. '" '. ' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />whole aroa on ,lhich wator could bo utilizod rathar than <br /> <br />on a strictly drainago basin.. <br />NR. CALD1I1ELL: You havo roeid' <br /> <br />I:"" <br /> <br />Coachqlla and Imporial <br /> <br />Val10ys into it. <br />.~1R. HOOVEn: 1,I<1S 'crying to gota concoption of it. I <br />didn't want to putanythi~.into your mouth. 2, the rulo of <br />prior utilization shall be applied Hithin the basin; 3, the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />basin to bo divided into tHO divisions, bolovl and abovo Lee's <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />llth- S.F. <br />28 <br /> <br />36 <br /> <br />36 <br />