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<br />n, ., ~ ,.. () " <br />\)U,,06' <br /> <br />"'" <br />1t~~ <br />?;.}jfl.;J <br />0;;,.,," <br /> <br />agreement is ratified by legislation in the u.s. Congress and <br />becomes law when the legislation is signed by the President, <br /> <br />A Rio Grande Compact between the states of Colorado, New <br /> <br />Mexico and Texas had its beginnings in 1923 when the <br /> <br />legislatures of Colorado and New Mexico enacted statutes <br /> <br />authorizing appointment of representatives to an interstate <br /> <br />water commission, <br /> <br />Texas followed suit, the U,S, Congress <br /> <br />consented to the formation of such a commission and the <br /> <br />President designated a representative to safeguard the rights of <br />the United States, A temporary compact was entered into in 1929 <br /> <br />which remained in effect until October 1, 1937. A second and <br /> <br />final compact was executed by the commissioners in Santa Fe, New <br />",t1i?:~! Mexico on March 18, 1938, The compact was ratified by Congress <br />and legislation enacting it into law was signed by the President <br />on May 13, 1939, some sixteen years f70m the date of initiating <br />actions by Colorado and New Mexico, <br /> <br />Since the surface-water supply of the Rio Grande had long <br />since been fully appropriated, the fundamental objective of the <br /> <br />compact was the maintenance of the status quo with respect to <br />the amount of consumptive use (depletion) of water within each <br />state, The annual delivery obligations of the upstream states <br />(Colorado and New Mexico) are based on the flow at certain <br /> <br />gaging stations which furnish an index of the annual water <br /> <br />supply of the river, New Mexico's obligations to deliver water <br /> <br />at Elephant Butte Reservoir, pursuant to Article IV of the Rio <br /> <br />3 <br />