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Show -66- (38) The La Plata River Compact of 1923 (a) Congressional assent was given by the Act of January 29* 1925 (b) Commissioners wore appointed by New Mexico on March 12* 1921 *^J^ and by Colorado on April 2 .» 1921 o 201 The compact negotiated by them was rat ified by New Mexico on February 7^ 1923 202 and by Colorado on April 13, 1923. 203 (39) The Columbia River Conpact of 1925 (a) By the Act of March 4s 1925 ^O^a Congress assented to conpacts that- might be entered into by Washington Idaho,, Oregon* and Montana for the ap- portionment of the water supply of the Columbia River, on the condition that a representative of the Department of the Interior and the War Department should participate in the negotiations as representatives of the United States and report to Congress any agreement that might be entered into* (b) Ho action has as yet been undertaken by these States^ IV COMPACTS AWAITING RATIFICATION BY THE STATES AND THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS (1) The South Platte River Compact The commissioner appointed by Colorado on April 2, 1921 204 had his ap~> pointment continued by the Act of April 3* 1923 ^5 Nebraska appointed a commissioner on April 28, 1923 »^^ The compact * concluded between them was ratified by Nebraska on May ~*>s 1923. 207 It awaits ratification by Colorado and by the United States» (2) The Delaware River Tri-State Compact Commissioners were appointed by New York on March 22* 1923 Oo by New Jersey on March 19 1923, 209 and by Pennsylvania on May 24, 1923 210 A com- pact c dealing with the development and diversion of the waters of the Delaware River., the construction of works in the river, the disposal of sewage, the maintenance of an adequate forest cover in the drainage area, the. condemnation 199 66 Cong. Rec. 2831, 68th Cong. 2nd sess. 200 N. Mex. Laws, 1921, ch. l47, p« 413. 201 Colo* Laws, 1921, ch, 2I4I1, p. 803. 2C%. Mex. Laws, 1923, ch. 7, p. 7. 2°3colo. Laws, 1923, ch. 191, p. 696. 2°3a68 Cong. 2d sess. Public No. 609. 20^Colo. Laws, 1921, ch. 2i|39 P* 799« 2°5colo. Laws, 1923, ch. 190, p. 69I4. 20%eb» Laws, 1923, ch. 123, p. 297- 2°7lTeb. Laws, 1923, ch. 125, P» 299» 20%* Y, Laws, 1923, ch. 56, p. 63. ¦ 2°9n. j. Laws, 1923, ch. 9ka p, 180, 210Pa. Laws, 1923, ch. 239, p. iji+8. |