AZ vs. CA:13 California Exhibits, Vol. XIII; Nos. 1800-1842; 1901-1906; 2000-2044

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3 1 tioned to the lower basin by paragraph (a) of Article III 2 of the Colorado River compact, there shall be apportioned 3 to the State of Nevada 300,000 acre-feet and to the State 4 of Arizona 3,000,000 acre-feet for exclusive beneficial con- 5 sumptive use in perpetuity, and (2) of the 1,000,000 acre- 6 feet in addition which the lower basin has the right to use 7 annually by paragraph (b) of said article, there shall be y apportioned to the State of Arizona 500,000 acre-feet for 9 beneficial consumptive use, and (3) that the State of Arizona 10 may annually use one-half of the excess or surplus waters 11 unapportioned by the Colorado River compact, and (4) that 12 the State of Arizona shall have the exclusive beneficial con- 13 sumptive use of the Gila River and its tributaries within the 14 boundaries of said State, and (5) that the waters of the Gila 15 River and its tributaries shall never be subject to any diminu-l(; tion whatever by any allowance of water which may be 17 made by treaty or otherwise to the United States of Mexico 18 but if, as provided in paragraph (c) of Article III of the 19 Colorado River compact, it shall become necessary to supply 20 water to the United States of Mexico from waters appor- 21 tioned by said compact, then the State of California shall 22 and will mutually agree with the State of Arizona to supply 23 one-half of any deficiency which must be supplied to Mexico 24 by the lower basin, and (6) that the State of California 25 shall and will further mutually agree with the States of