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(Ortered by Hosmer e.nd reJeci;ed by St.lbcClllllllittee) B. R. 3383. 84th Co!1gress Proposed New Sec. 3 T ---ta.ti.en .'let On P. 5, llne1, insert the tollowing: Section 3. 'fIlis act shall not take effect and no authority Bull be exercised hereunder and no work shall be beSUD and no mo.neys eXpended on m' in cO!lnect1on with the wrk.s or st:ructuree i~ded tor in this Act, aDd IIO vaUd rights shall be cla1llled or :1n1tiated b.ereuDder, aDd no steps shall be taken by the l1D1ted states or by others to 1D1t1ate m' per:f'ect ~ cla1llls to the use ot lo1&ter pertinent to lauch works or struotures unle8s Iaad untU each ot the statel ot ColoradO, New Mexico, Utah ani/. wyom;Log, by acts of their respective legislatures, have each agreed irrevocably aDd un<:oJld1UOIl8l.ly with the Unit.ed States and tor the benelit of' the States at Ariaona, Ce.llf'ornia ~ NeveAa, as an express cOlJI/'enant and in considera- tion at the passage ot th1e Act, that (1) said state 8hall be bound. by the decree in the case at Arbcma v. Cal1f'ornia, et al., now 1\)jjndiI18 in the United States -- St.lpreme Court; (2) that the SQ:regate amwal cOl1SUlllptive use (diversions less returns to the river) ot water of IUl4 f'roIII the Colorado River System b;y ltransmountain diversions out. of the Colorado River lle.eU1 for use in said state, :lJIclwUng ti.ll . uses IUlder ccm;!;racte with the I1n1ted States e.nd all 'WIlter DecsssBr1 for the supply of aJI:f rights wbicb -7 now exist, shall not exceed ten (~) per centum of the waters, the use of 1lh1ch is apport1cned to said State by the 11p:per Colorado River Basin COIIIJlact, IIUch uses always to be subject to:.the terII\s ot the Colorado River Compact; and (3) that IlO vaters diverted out of the Colorado River Ilasin shall be made available to any state not a party to the Colorado River Compact, either directly or by exchange, or by return flow, or otherwise. and renumber l'eIJIaining sections according17.