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Show -5- Congress of the United States of America, the respective share or allotment of each of the said States of Arizona, California and Nevada, in, of and to the waters of the Colorado River System, apportioned by the said Colorado River Compact to the Lower Basin as therein designated, and until such time, all such waters shall be and remain the common property of the said Lower Basin. 'And a Commission of seven is hereby constituted consisting of the Governor of the State of Arizona, three members to be appointed by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, and three members to be appointed by the Senate of the State of Arizona, to confer with the duly authorized representatives of the States of California and Nevada and negotiate said further compact or agreement for the apportionment and allotment of the waters of the Colorado River System, apportioned by the said Colorado River Compact to the said Lower Basin, between the states of Arizona, California and Nevada; that when an agreement is reached between such commission and such representatives of said States of California and Nevada, for such apportionment and allotment of such waters as aforesaid, then such Commission shall report the same to the Legislature of the State of Arizona, in special session called by the Governor to receive such agreement, and upon the ratification of such agreement by the Legislatures of the States of Arizona, California and Nevada, the same shall be and become binding upon each and all of said States. 'Provided further, however, that in the event the State of California or the State of Nevada or the |
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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. |