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Show 70th CONGRESS 2d Sessiom H. R. 5773 in the senate of the r sited states December 7 (calendar day. Dkcembkr 8), 19*28 Ordered to lie on the tal»le and to We printed AMENDMENT Intended to he proposed by Mr. Bkattox to the bill (H. R. 5773 y to provide for the construction of works for the protection and development of the lower Colorado River Basin, for the approval of the Colorado River compact, and for other purposes, viz: On pajre 5. strike out all of lines 1 to 18, both inclusive, and insert in lieu thereof the following: 1 " Si«:c. 4 (a). This Act shall not take effect and no 2 authority shall he exercised hereunder, unless and until (1) 3 the States of Arizona. California. Colorado, Nevada, New 4 Mexico. Utah, and Wyoming shall have ratified the Colorado 5 River compact mentioned in section 12 hereof, and the 6 President, by public proclamation, shall have so declared, or 7 (2) if said States fail to ratify the said compact within one literally Cal. Exh. No. 2005, although page and lines amended refer to S. 728, Cal. Exh. No. 2001. |
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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. |