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<br />, """-' <br /> <br />acre-feet to California. <br /> <br />o <br />N <br />-J Compact and to settle the <br />"I,) <br />action by the Congress on <br /> <br />The failurel;o bring about a seven State ratification of the <br /> <br />differences' in the Lower Basin delayed <br /> <br />legislation authorizing the construction <br /> <br />of the Hoover Dam. Finally, in December 1928, 'after y.;ars of delay <br /> <br />of the States of the Lower Basin to agree on the division of their <br /> <br />allocation of Colorado River "'ater. <br /> <br />BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ACT AND CALIFORNIA LIl1ITATION !lCT <br /> <br />In the Boulder Canyon Project Act, Congress consented to the <br /> <br />Compact and waived the Compact requirement of seven-State approval. <br /> <br />It provided, however, that, in the absence of seven-Stat~ approval, <br /> <br />the Compact would become effective only when approved by California <br /> <br />a.nd at least five of the other States; and .it further provided that <br /> <br />California would be required to limit its' consumptive use of Colorado <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'River Water. The Secretary of the Interior was authorized to con- <br />I <br />:struct and operate the project. <br />I <br /> <br />California met the requirement imposed on it by passing the <br /> <br />iCalifornia Limitation Act (California Statues, 1929, p.38) on <br />I . , <br />I <br />IMarch 4, 1929. By its Act, California thus accepted the terms of <br />.the Boulder Canyon Project Act and its limitation of 4.4 million <br />acre-feet per year from the 7.5 million acre-feet apportioned by <br /> <br />Article III(a) of the Compact allocated to the Lower Basin plus one- <br />half of the surplus or excess water available~ The Project Act, <br />with this limitation on California, thus not only reserved Lower Basin <br /> <br />water for the 3tates of !lrizona and Nevada but it provided protection <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />". " <br />.no. '.'. ->.;k: ;ctl,:,~;j, <br />