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Show 13 1 Hoover, as the representative of the United States of 2 America, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 24, 1922, 3 pursuant to Act of Congress approved August 19, 1921, 4 entitled "An Act to permit a compact or agreement between 5 the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New 6 Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming respecting the disposition and 7 apportionment of the waters of the Colorado River, and for 8 other purposes," is hereby approved by the Congress of the 9 United States, and the provisions of the first paragraph of 10 article 11 of the said Colorado River compact, making said 11 compact binding and obligatory when it shall have been 12 approved by the legislature of each of the signatory States, 18 are hereby waived, and this approval shall become effective 14 when by act or resolution of their respective legislatures at 15 least six of the signatory States shall have approved or may 16 hereafter approve said compact and shall consent to such 17 waiver. 18 Sec. 13. This Act shall be deemed a supplement to the 19 reclamation law, which said reclamation law shall govern the 20 construction, operation, and management of the works herein 21 authorized, except as otherwise herein provided. 22 Sec. 14. That the short title of this Act shall be 23 " Boulder Canyon Project Act." |
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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. |