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Show -78- Thank you very much, Kr. Parker. I think' there should go in, in connection with I'lr* Parker's statement, the act of Congress under which he was appointed a representative of the Government of the United States'. (The act referred to is as follows?) (Public Lav/ 696-77th Congress) (Chapter 5I4.5-•2d Session) (S. 2601+) AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska to negotiate and enter into a compact for the division of the waters of the Republican River BE IT DHA.CTED BY THE SEME AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF A1JERICA IN COHJHESS ASSEMBLED, That consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska to negotiate and enter into a compact not later than June 1., 19^5* providing for an equitable division and apportionment among the said States of the waters of the Republican River and all of its tributaries above its junction with the Smoky Kill River in Kansas, upon condition that one suitable person, who shall be appointed by the President of the United Statess shall participate in said negotiations as the representative of the United States and shall make report to Congress of the proceedings and of any compact entered into* PROVIDED, That any such compact shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the parties thereto unless and until the sane shall have ba.en ratified by the legislatures of each of said States and approved by the Congress of the United States* SEC. 2. ' * * * Approved, August i+, ¦ I9I42. Senator MoCarran. By the way, you are regularly employed in a department of the Government, are you not? Mr. Parker. Yes; by the United States Geological Survey, as chief hydraulic engineer* Senator McCarran* And you have been during all this time serving in this capacity? Mr. Pa.rker, For 3I+ years. Senator LlcCarran. Thank you very much. (The report to the Congress submitted by Mr. Parker is as follows;) |
