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<br />';:; ~ <br /> <br />1..t up_ the theQ'J' that It walt n......1'7 1a ol'4er to <br />a.lUJ"e a water luP?l,. for tbe Elepnant B\,\tte rel.noll'. <br />When the a.b&JI'go ... :t"1Mlly l1ft.d. Interetat. Mntrovel'.l88 <br />Over the uee of' t~,e water of the Rio 6?ande bad ar18en between <br />11_ 8talle. of' 'fe... Bew Mexico and 00101"&40. 'fh1. Int81"8tltt. <br />oontl'0.ere7 had the .1'reot of l'_.lu<:ilng r...rvolr ooutttUc'" <br />111_ tor the ...a.on that the".e ... nO dlv1810a of' water <br /> <br />betw..n the .'4'.., an4 henee ther. could lle no fl1'lJl ript <br />to Qe &.I'll 8p5Clf'lc amoWlt ot ..tel' 1n QolOJ'll4o. In 196 <br />a temporary tlve year compact wa. Ma4. by the three etatea <br />and later extended. ta the .....11 1950. ~pllc..t!on ... malle <br />to ..e~ PublIc Works Adminl.t~tlon tunas tor the eonatrua- <br />1I10n of a 3!'...:rvolr on tbe OOMjO... 'l'b18 .rfort!rrdle4 beeau.. <br />.t a dlre4H:lve 1..UJtd by the "...sidellt _ hptcember 8$, 1936, <br />forbidding the approval of an,. 6Pplleath>ll tet' It p1"O'eot <br />Involvlt!lg the lUUt of Rlo Gl"anrl. ...'e:l1' without a ol.van.e <br />tl"Om the .at:1onal ~.OUl"Oe. GOlISlIIftt.., 'fhe1"eaftcu''', tn <br />oOllilPaCtt oOllllllle.:tone" ~ tbe tb".. _.t.. n41ulI.tI\U! the <br />"tlonal B...\ll'O.' OOllllldtt.. to oOllduet a tact tlndj,nc In,,..... <br />tlgatlcn of tb. Upp.1" Rle ~. J&ain. ~bl. 1nv..\18a\1on <br />ftJl wulel"talttl. awl ~ MIIUlt. aM ",popte4 a. IIIBaglcnal <br />Planning, 'art 'II, Upper Rl (I (hou4., P.\wua".y. uta f te ti onal <br />It..cur... O_ittee,lII Attel' thl. r.po~ wee III&de, ",p1"...n.. <br />t.th'.. 01.' tin. thr.e .tat.. negotiated a oC!m1put '7h1ch __ <br />a1gne4 at Suta h. N." lIt.dco, on lIa"h la, 19$8, aM then", <br />afte.. ..6tifl.d by the .tat.. and. consented to by Cl',>ngre.. <br />(... 5$ Stat, ?88. 193t 01'110. S. L.. Qb&p, 144). Thl. compact <br /> <br />.. . ... <br /> <br />r ~.r ('>" (9 <br />'_.1'... """- L... <br />