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Show 18 1 approved August 8, 1917, and for other purposes," and the 2 Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. 3 " Domestic " whenever employed in this Act shall 4 include water uses defined as "domestic " in said Colorado 5 River compact. 6 Sec. 12. (a) The Colorado River compact signed at 7 Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 24, 1922, pursuant to 8 Act of Congress approved August 19, 1921, entitled "An 9 Act to permit a compact or agreement between the States 10 of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, 11 Utah, and Wyoming respecting the disposition and appor- 12 tionment of the waters of the Colorado River, and for other 13 purposes," is hereby approved by the Congress of the United 14 States, and the provisions of the first paragraph of article 11 10 of the said Colorado River compact, making said compart ltf binding and obligatory when it shall have been approved 17 by the legislature of each of the signatory States, are hereby 18 waived, and this approval shall become effective when the 19 State of California and at least five of the other States men- 20 mentioned, shall have approved or may hereafter approve 21 said compact as aforesaid and shall consent to such waiver, 22 as herein provided. 2& (b) The rights of the United States in or to waters 24 of the Colorado River and its tributaries howsoever claimed 2i or acquired, as well as the rights of those claiming under |
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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. |