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Show 28 1 States approved June 17, 1902, entitled "An Act appro- 2 printing the receipts from the sale and disposal of public 3 land in certain States and Territories to the constrttction of 4 irrigation works for, the reclamation of arid lands" and the 5 Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. 6 " Maintenance" as used herein shall be deemed to 7 include in each instance provmon for keeping the works in 8 good operating condition. 9 Sec. 12. (a) The Colorado River compact signed 10 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 24, 1922, pur- 11 suant to Act of Congress approved August 19, 1921, 12 entitled "An Act to permit, a compact or agreement between 13 the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New 14 Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming respecting the disposition and 15 apportionment of the waters of the Colorado River, and for 1(J other purposes," is hereby approved by the Congress of the 17 United States, and the provisions of the first paragraph of 18 article It of the said Colorado River compact, making said 19 compact binding and obligatory when it shall have been 20 approved by the legislature of each of the signatory States, 21 are hereby waived, and this approval shall become effective 22 when at least sir of the signatory Stales, including the State 23 °f California, shall have approved or may hereafter approve 24 said compact as aforesaid and shall consent to such waiver. 25 (b) The rights of the United States in or to waters |
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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. |