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Show acre-feet of III(b) waters and one-half of the "excess or surplus waters unapportioned" by the Compact. The second paragraph proposed a three-state compact among Arizona, California and Nevada providing 4,200,000 acre-feet to California, 300,000 acre-feet to Nevada and 3,000,000 acre-feet to Arizona annually of III (a) waters, and 500,000 acre-feet of III(b) waters and one-half of the excess or surplus annually to both Arizona and California. b. History: (1) Suggested amendment merely printed in the Congressional Record (California Exhibit No. 2015, pp. 4-6) by Senator Pittman on May 28, 1928. (2) See Item 11, infra. 7. California Exhibit No. 2007: Ashurst amendment numbered 19 to S. 728 (May 28 (calendar day, May 29), 1928). a. Limitation provision: Provided that the Secretary of the Interior should limit delivery of water to Arizona and California so that neither State could use over one-half of the water available in the lower basin out of the main Colorado River after deducting 300,000 acre-feet for Nevada. b. History: (1) Amendment intended to be proposed by Senator Ashurst; ordered to lie on the table and to be printed on May 28 (calendar day, May 29), 1928. (2) Never debated and no further action taken. |
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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. |