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Show -11- and Wyoming, the four States of the upper basin of the Colorado River, that the interstate agreement embodied in form by the Colorado River Compact as negotiated in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in November, 1922, should be completed and placed in full force and effect through approval and acceptance by the seven Colorado River States, in order that the way may be properly cleared for the orderly development of the Colorado River; and "Whereas, substantial progress has been made during the past few months toward the completion of the said Compact and negotiations are now being carried on in a competent manner looking to such completion: Therefore be it "Resolved, That it is firm belief of the representatives of the four said upper basin States, as assembled at Denver, Colo., this 19th day of December, 1927, that no legislation proposing the construction of any project upon the Colorado River should be enacted by Congress or otherwise authorized by any Federal agency before the negotiations now in progress have been completed and every reasonable effort exhausted to reach such agreement between the seven States. "W. H. Adams, Governor of Colorado; "George H. Dern, Governor of Utah; "Frank C. Emerson, Governor of Wyoming; "Edward Sargeant, Lieut.-Governor of New Mexico; "Delph E. Carpenter, interstate River Commissioner for Colorado; "William L. Boatright, Atty-General for Colorado; "Francis C. Wilson, interstate River Commissioner for New Mexico |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |