AZ vs. CA:05 California Exhibits, Vol. V; Nos. 193-247

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4 1 provided for in this Act, and no water rights shall be 2 initiated heroundcr, until the respective legislatures of at 8 least six of the signatory States mentioned in section 12 4 hereof shall havo approved the Colorado River Compact 5 mentioned in said section 12, and shall have consented to a (» waiver of the provision of the first paragraph of article 11 7 of said compact making the same binding and obligatory 8 when it shall have been approved by the legislatures of J) each of the seven signatory States, and until the President, Id by public proclamation, shall have declared that the said 11 compact has been approved by and become binding and 12 obligatory upon at least six of the signatory States. Vi (b) Before any bonds shall be issued or sold, or any 14 construction work done or contracted for, the said Secretary 15 shall provide for revenue hereunder, by contract or other-1G wise, adequate, in his judgment, to insure payment of operti- 17 tion and maintenance expense of the Works herein authorized 18 to be constructed, interest on bonds (except interest during 19 coast ruction), and amortize the bonds within fifty years. 20 Skc. 5. That the said Secretary is hereby authorized, 21 under such general regulations as he may prescribe, to 22 contract for the storage of water in said reservoir and for 23 the delivery thereof at such points on the river and on said J4 canal as may be agreed upon, for irrigation and domestic 25 uses, and delivery at the switchboard to municipal corpora-