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<br />DRAFT 01" P2Ql'OSED COMPACT BBTlli;;ElI 'ilfE <br />mUTED STATES OF AMERICA AriD TlJE STATES <br />OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLOllADO, NEVADA, <br />NEW L1EXIW, UTAH AN D \'lYOMING, IlliLATING TO <br />THE USE AlID DI STRIWTION OF Tliil WATERS OF <br />JfHE COLORA.1lCl RIVER AND ITS 'fjHBUTARIBS, <br />SUBIllTTED BY mCllARD E, SLOAN, OF ,'HOB!lIX, <br />ARIZOllA. <br /> <br />!/liBHEAS, by !II thority of the Oongress of the <br /> <br /> <br />United states and of the Legislaturee of eaoh of the States <br /> <br /> <br />of Ari z one., Oalifornia, OOlorado, Nevada, New !lexioo, Utah <br /> <br /> <br />and Wycnl11ig, a jo1nt h~h eonmiosi on oomposed of a repre- <br /> <br /> <br />eentative of the United States of Amerioa and of eaoh of <br /> <br /> <br />said Statos has bem duly appo1nted to negotiate and onter <br /> <br /> <br />into a Compaot respeoting the :future utilization and dispo- <br /> <br /> <br />sition of the waters of the ColoradO laver and its tributaries <br /> <br />to the end that ths right. of ths United Statee end of each <br /> <br /> <br />of said S1Btss inter sese nth 'respeot to said waters mil}' be <br /> <br /> <br />fixed and determined and tbe proper and :ft,ll development of <br /> <br /> <br />the vast region included \'11 thin the ColoradO River Basin be <br /> <br /> <br />advaIl<led thereby, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, subJeot'to ratifioation and approval by <br /> <br /> <br />the United Statee and by the Leg1slatu18 of each of said States <br /> <br />tho terms of =eh Compaot have been agreed upon by said Commiss- <br /> <br />ion as follows: <br /> <br />ARTICLE I. <br /> <br />It is mutually agreed by and between the United <br /> <br /> <br />Statee of Amerioa and the states of .tu:1zona, California, Colo- <br /> <br /> <br />rado, Nevada, New Mexioo, Utah end lI'yoming that as respeots <br /> <br /> <br />the uee and distribution of ths waters of the Colorado River <br />