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<br />261 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2nd Part <br />25th Meeting. <br />1m. HOOV~Rl Article IV. (a) (reading) Inacmuch as the Colorade River <br /> <br />has co:a:sod to be navigable for comracrc(,.; and tho reservation of its watorG for: . <br /> <br />navigation Hould seriously limit the development of tho Basin, it .is hereby <br /> <br />agreed that the use of its, .watero for p-Llrposos o.f navigation shall be sub- <br /> <br /> <br />sorvic!.tt to the uscs of such Tinters for domestic, aericul tural o.nd paYlOr <br /> <br /> <br />purposos. If the COD[;J."'OSS shall not consent t.o this paracraph, the oth~~ <br /> <br /> <br />provisions of this compact shall neverthelcss remain bindins; upon tho <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />signatories hereto. It <br /> <br /> <br />J:1R. D...\VIS: I suggest that uupon the signatories horotoll bo C:l~t out for <br /> <br /> <br />this reason. rIe want the compact binding to the oxtent that it may bo upon <br /> <br /> <br />the st:ntes and tho U. S. The U. S. is not a signatory. <br /> <br /> <br />Ifill. HAMELE: In tho 4th line, you might cut out "it is herollY agrood <br /> <br /> <br />that." <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1m. HOOVER: We Tiill cut out "it is heroby agreod that." <br /> <br /> <br />1m. El.lERSON: Lot's put a comma after "basin." <br /> <br /> <br />Lffi. DAVIS: I say yes -Go that. <br /> <br /> <br />1m. HOOVER: Shall we put in "Colorado River Basin"? <br /> <br /> <br />MR. CARPENTill: You say "Colorado Riv-er Basin" above, vrhy not say "it's <br /> <br /> <br />basin.!! <br /> <br />MR. HOOVER: Alright, any further conunent? <br />HR. SCRUGHAl:I: I meve it be, adopted. (Seconded and passed.) <br />!'m. HOOVill: (readinG! (b) Subject to the provisions of this compact, <br />water of the Colorado Hiver System may be inpounded and used for the goneration <br />of electrical power, but such use shall be subservient to the use and oon- <br /> <br />sumption of such water for .agricultural arid domestic purposes and shall not <br /> <br />interfpre with or prevent use for such dominant purposes." <br /> <br />. <br />