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<br />134 134 <br /> <br />, ' <br />MR. HOOVER: Would this proposat'be accepted as a basis of dis- <br /> <br />cussioh with such altered acreages as may be agreed? The propo- <br />si tionwouldthen 'read as follows: <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />It is agreed that no state nor any of the citizens thereof, <br />shall obtain, nor shall any developmflnt on Colorado River in any <br />of said states thereby create, a priority of right as to 'time or <br />quanity of water by virtue of the earlier development and use of <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />the waters of Colorado River as against any other state, or the <br /> <br />citizens thereof;' and all priorities as between said states, with <br /> <br /> <br />respect to the use of the .,raters of Colorado River, are hereby <br /> <br />specifically waived. <br /> <br />"Provided, hellever, that each state shall be free to develop <br /> <br />by reclamation--new lands up to the following acreages from Colo- <br /> <br />rado River waters, excepting the Gila River: <br /> <br />Wyoming <br />Colorado <br />Utah <br />New Mexico <br />Nevada <br />Arizona <br />California <br /> <br />acres <br />acres <br />acres <br />acres <br />acre s <br />acres <br />acres <br /> <br />a <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"Provided that adequate storag~ may be created at one or more <br /> <br />of the major dam sites in the Grand! Canyon- <br /> <br />"Provided also that a permanent commission shall be created, <br /> <br />which shall, whenever it be shown to the satisfaction of said <br /> <br />commission that there are lands within any <br /> <br />the acres hereinbefore stated, that: may be <br />