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<br />(;. <br /> <br />P~ovided that suoh ~ight shall be exercised subject to any <br />right of the United states. <br /> <br />Thi~teenth, No water 811,,11 be dive~ted from the <br />Colorado River "Basin "fo"!' use outsioe of tlie Basi.n 88 herein <br />specified except it is agreed that wi t~lin the 3tate of <br />Colorado the~e may be so aive~ted not to exceed 310,000 acre <br />feet per annum; and wi,hin the state of Utah there may be <br />so dive~ted not to exceed 190,000 acre feet per annum. <br /> <br />Fourteenth. ~here the diversion of water from the <br />Colorado River or any of its t~ibutaries may be more <br />advantageously or" economically lla.~e in one state for use <br />in another state 6 requ6st fOl" _~\!c..h diversion shall not be <br />deniod without just Cause. In the event of disagreemsnt <br />in such matter or denial of such an a~~lication the <br />question shall be submitted to the 0\1IT:l'!'Il [ls5..on herein pro- <br />Vided for on an agreed std~6ment of ~uct8 for adjustrne~, <br />as to an arbitrator, and t~1t;l de:-":.':'ic":l (,f the Commission <br />shall be final in sunh matter a:'10 te':":!lE..ctl3d by the officers <br />of the states involved. <br /> <br />Piftsenth. All actions, suits or p~oeeedings that <br />may be brought to enforce any of the provisions of this <br />compact shall be dee~ed to be controversies between states. <br /> <br />ARTICLE II. <br /> <br />Pi rs t. The DongI ess of the Uni ted S ta tes shall <br />p~oviae-a-eontinuing Commission to be called the Colorado <br />River Commission, to consist of three persons to be appoint- <br />ed by the P~esident. Said CommissIon shall be empowe~ed <br />and direoted to make a study of all subjects that relate to <br />ths oonservation and utllization of the wate~s of the Colo- <br />rado River for beneficial uses: to investigate the use and <br />disposition of such watsrs that shall be made in each of <br />said states; to make ~epo~ts from time to time as to the <br />~esults of sueh study and of suoh investigations, and to <br />make rseommendations to the United statss and to the several <br />sta tea based thereon. I, <br />, <br /> <br />Second. In any action, suits o~ pr&oeeding <br />brought to snforoe any of the provisions of this compact, <br />the reports made by said Commission shall be admitted as <br />proof of the faots recited therein. <br />