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1l~J2J7 -26- , pectinI' t he futu~e utilization and disposition of the wate~s of the Co10- ~ado rlive~, and of the str-.<UIls tributf~y the~eto, by compe,ct between the States of A~izona, California, Co10~ado, Nevada, New ~!e rico, Utah and hymni ng. -. The object is to dete~mine the respective ri;;hto of the States to the use and disposition of the wate~s of the great ~iver p~io~ to any fur- ther large const~uction or extensive utilization of these waters, in o~der that the rights of the States and the Government may be settled and deter- mined in advance of construction and before interstate o~ other contro- versies may arise. The pendi~ bill was int~oduced pu~suant to ~eso1ution adopted and signed by the gwernors of the seven States above named at Denver, Colo- rado, :Iay 10. 1921, whe~e it is recited tl.at each of the seven Str-tes, whose territory includes in part the drainage of the Colorado Rive~, has already provided fo~ adjustment respecting the future utilization and disposition cf the waters of the st~eam and has appointed its canmissioner to serve "Ii th commissioners from other interested States and with a com- missioner to be appointed for the United States for this gelle~a1 purpose. The resolution reads as fol1~lsl "WHERE/.S, the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Nexico, Utah, and vlyoming have by appropriate legislation authorized the governors of said States to ap- point commissioners representing said States for the pu~pose of entering into a oompact or ag~eement between said States and between said States and the United States ~especting the future utilization and dispositi on of the waters of the Colo- rado River and the streams tributary theretol and "\-iJU;R3AS. the governors of said several States have named and appointed the commissioners c ontempleted by the legislative acts aforesaid. Now, therefore, be it . "RESOLVED, That the Congress of the United Stctes be, and it is hereby, requested to provide for the appointment of com- missioners on behalf of the United States to act as members of said commissi on; and be it further , , "R3S0LVED, That the proposed draft of a bill for presenta- tion to Congress, a copy of which is hereto attached be offered as a suggestion for legislation for the purposes aforesaid; and be it further "RESOLVED, That Governor Thomas E. Campbell. of Arizona, and the gove~nors of the other States in the Colorado Rive~ Basin,