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Show with the States as the representative of the United States. In conformity with that authority, the President appointed Mr» Glenn Lo Parker, chief hydraulic engineer, United States Geological Survey, as the representative of the United States„ In redrafting the compact the principal purpose has been to rewrite it to the extent deemed necessary to meet the objections voiced by the President in his veto message, No change has been made in the apportion- ment of the water between the three States• There has been some change in arrangement of subject matter and in phraseology. Specifically, the changes are these? (1) The declaration in article,I of the original compact, that the Republican River and tributaries thereto are not navigable has been elimi- nated from the new article I« ' (2) Article II, containing a definition of terms, has been enlarged by the inclusion of additional definitions and by the transfer of some of the material in the earlier article I,, (3) In the new compact articles III and IV have been transposed but with no change in the amounts of water apportioned to each of the States, (I4) Article V, recognising a decree of the Federal court affecting the States of Colorado and Nebraska, is identical in both drafts. (5) Articles VI, VII, and VIII, while reworded, cover the same subject matter. The changes in phraseology are made only for the purpose of clari- fication. (6) There is an addition to article DC of the new draft. The purpose of this is to authorize the United States Geological Survey to collaborate with the officials of the States in the collection, correlation, and publi- cation of water facts necessary for the administration of the compact* (7) The material in the original article X has been transferred to the la-fcter part of the new article I. The new article X is designed to meet certain of the President's objections to the original compact. (8) The new article XI, in addition to retaining the essential por- tions of the original article XI, contains new material also calculated to meet; the President's objections and to embody suggestions of certain of'the Federal departments. (9) All of the new material in articles X and XI was prepared by the Federal representative after consultation with various Federal departments and agencies, and was adopted by the compact commissioners after thorough discussion and after some changes intended to safeguard also the rights of the States and of the water users in the States. Tfciis compact has been executed in quadruplicate originals, one of which is to "be deposited by the Federal representative in the archives of the De- partment of State of the United States, and the other three of which are to |
