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<br />. <br /> <br />271 <br />then any claim of rie;hts by appropriators of wator in tho Lowor Basin against <br />appropriators of wator in tho Uppor Basin shall coase. Tho natoI' stored as <br />provided in this paragraph shall bo a charge against the apportionment of <br />water to the Lower Basin as sot out :Ln Article III of the compact. <br />yn1ereupon Mr. Emorson submitted Draft No. 15. <br />LIll. HOOVER: This last draft, 15, comes nearer the pOL~t. (reading) <br />Il-Present perfected rights to the beneficial UDe of the natal'S of the Colorado <br />River Systom shall bo unimpairod by this compact. iihoncvor tho storago of <br />water by tho construction of a rosorvoir or resorvoirs to a capacity of <br /> <br />5,000,000 acre foot shall have boen provided on tho main Colorado Rivor within <br /> <br />or for tho benefit of tho LOVIer Basin, then any claim of rights by appropriators <br />of nateI' in tho Lower Basin against appropriators of '-Jator in the Upper Basin <br />shall attach to and be satisfied from the li'wters so stored 2nd from this <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />apportionod to the LovTOr Basin in Article III of thj_s compact." <br /> <br /> <br />JUDGE SLOAN: That is alright but wouldn't it bo bettor if l'TO used "aro" <br /> <br /> <br />instead of "shall be" in the socond lino. <br /> <br /> <br />1m. HOOVER: That would be bottoI', and it .roulel read: "nators of the <br />Colorado River Systom are unimpaired by this compact." <br />Whereupon Draft No. 16 was submitted Dnd read by Hr. Hoovor, as follows: <br />"Present porfected rights to the benef:'-cial use of tho nators of the <br />Colorado River System are lmimpaired by this compact. -~'Illenovc:r storaco of a <br />capacit;y of 5,000,000 aore feet shall havo been provided on the main Colorado <br />River, for tho benefit of tho LOTTOI' Basin, then 8.ny claim of rights by <br />appropriators of nator in the LOTier Basin against appropriators of Trntor in <br /> <br /> <br />the Upper Basin shall be attached to and satisfiod from the Tlat()rs so stored <br /> <br /> <br />from the apportionment to tho Lover Basin in Article III of this compact." <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT TAKBN UNTIL 9: 30 A .li. TOl.!Oi1ROW. <br />