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OC122~ ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT . liB. This Compact shall remain in effect until modified or terminated by urianl~ mous -action of the States and in the event of modification or termination all rights then established or recognized by this Compact ~hal1 continue unimpaired. "In Witness Whereof, The Commissioners have signed this Compact in tripli- cate original, one of which shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State of the United States of America and one of which shall be forwarded to the Governor of each signatory State. "Done in the Oity and County of Denver, in the State of Colorado,' on the fourteenth day of December, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred Rnd Forty~eight. "Attest: HENRY C. VIDAL, Henry C. Vidal, GAlL L. IRELAND, Gail L. Ireland, HARRY B. MENDENHALL, Harry n. Mendenhall, Oommi88ioner8 for OoZorado. GEORGE S. KNAPP, George S. Knapp, EDWARD F. AnN, Edward F. Arnt WILLIAM E. LEaVITT, William E. Leavitt, ROLAND H. TATE, R~Iand H, Tate, Oommi88ioner8 for Kan8a8. "Approved : "WARDEN L. NOE "Warden L. Noe, Secretary "HANS KRAMER HHans Kramer Representative of the UniteCt States" SEo. 2. Nothing contained in this Act or in the compact herein consented to shall be construed as impairIng or- affecting the sovereignty of the United States or any of its rIghts or jurisdIction In and over the area or waters Which are the subject of such compact: Provided, That the Chief of Engineers is heJ;'eby author- ized to operate the conservation features of the John Martin Reservoir project in a manner conforming to such compact with such exceptions as he and the Admin- Istration created pursuant to the compact may jointly approve. STATEMENT OF HON. OLIFFORD R. HOPE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN OONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF KANSAS Mr. MURDOOK. I wonder if we might have a statement from Cong- ressman Hope, who might indicate his position, before he goes to the other commIttee. . Mr. HoPE. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I will make a very brief statement. When I first came to Kansas as .a boy in 1906 there was a con- troversy going on between the States of Kansas and Colorado con- cerning the waters of the Arkansas River. That has been 43 years ago, and this is the end of the .controversy that was begun about 1906. I am very happy to be here on this occasion of the c~nclusion of that argument that has been goin~ on over all of these years. I think it is a splendid thmg that we have now been able to settle the controversy and s.ettle it satisfactorily to both States, . I think we were probably fighting dnring these 42 or 43 years, at least most of the time, on some nonexIstent water. Now, through the building of the Caddoa Reservoir and the conservation of the water, we find there is enough water available to take care of both of us very well, 7