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Show -74- I did believe that it was essential to have California limit herself as to the amount of water she would take in a ratification, in view of the fact that possibly Arizona would never ratify. But this is attempting to have the State of California in advance, as a condition of the taking effect of this measure, state that she will enter into certain agreements with Arizona. In other words, it is coercive. Mr. Hayden. Is it any greater coercion, if the Senator will permit me, than for the State of California to insist that, as a condition to her ratification of the main contract, Congress shall do certain things, to wit, provide storage to the extent of 20,000,000 acre-feet of water in the main stream? Mr. Pittman. I do not consider that coercion. Mr. Johnson. It was impossible to hear what the Senator from Arizona said. All I heard was, "the State of California." Mr. Hayden. I withdraw the remark, because I do not want to have any remark I might make misinterpreted. Mr. Pittman. I do not think that the demand on the part of California that there should be a storage of at least 20,000,000 acre-feet of water is coercion. I think it is essential, as shown by the report of the commission. A demand for what is essential is not coercion. This is what I suggest, that we provide for an agreement between the three States, and let them enter into it if they want to, but if they do not want to, let them stay out of it. That is not coercing a State. This is what I propose, to strike out all of the Hayden amendment down to and including the word "agree," on page 1, in line 6, and in lieu thereof insert the following: |
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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. |