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Show 58 INTERSTATE COMPACTS rights which may now exist, shall not exceed four million four hun- dred thousand acre-feet of the waters apportioned to the lower basin States by paragraph (a) of Article III of the Colorado River com- pact, plus not more than one-half of any excess or surplus waters unapportioned by said compact, such uses always to be subject to the terms of said compact." For the Act of the California legislature agreeing to this condition, see its Act of March 4, 1929, Cal. Stats. 1929, p. 38. For the President's proclamation of June 25, 1929, de- claring that the conditions of the Boulder Canyon Project Act had been fulfilled, see 46 Stat. 3000. The evolution of the Boulder Canyon Project Act can be traced in the following bills and the hearings, committee reports and floor debate thereon indicated: H.R. 11449, 67th Congress- (Hearings before House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, 1922-23). H.R. 2903, 68th Congress (Hearings before House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, 1923, and before House Committee on Irri- gation and Reclamation, 1923-24). S. 727, 68th Congress (Hearings before Senate Committee on Irri- gation and Reclamation, 1924-25). H.R. 6251 and H.R. 9826, 69th Congress (Hearings before House Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, 1926; H. Rept. No. 1657 on H.R. 9826, 1926; Hearings before House Committee on Rules, 1927; 67 Cong. Bee. 5424-5427; 68 Gong. Bee. 2633-2637, 2652-2654, 3073- 3080, 3272-3273, 3292-3294, 5822-5832). S. 3331, 69th Congress (Hearings before Senate Committee on Irri- gation and Reclamation, acting pursuant to S. Res. 320, 68th Congress, 1925-26; S. Rept. No. 654, 1926; 67 Gong. Bee. 8139-8150, 12619- 12627; 68 Gong. Bee. 2369-2374, 2761-2765, 4156-4161, 4290-4307, 4309^326, 4405^416, 4421^424, 4426-4456, 4495-4523, 4529-4530, 4541-4542, 4652-4653, 4655, 4763-4766, 4892, 4896-4900). H.R. 5770, 70th Congress (Hearings before House Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, 1928). S. 728 and S. 1274, 70th Congress (Hearings before Senate Commit- tee on Irrigation and Reclamation, 1928; S. Rept. No. 592 on S. 728, 1928; 69 Cong. Bee. 7245-7253, 7387-7397,7515-7544, 7622-7627, 7630- 7638, 9433-9443, 9449-9464, 9886-9891, 10200-10202, 10257-10266, 10271-10282, 10287-10302, 10462-10510, 10511-10513). H.R. 5773, 70th Congress (Hearings before House Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, 1928; H. Rept. No. 918, 1928; Hearings before Committee on Rules, 1928; 69 Cong. Bee. 9486-9513, 9622-9658, 9662-9664, 9760-9769, 9770-9786, 9975-9991: 70 Gong. Bee. 67-80,227- 245, 264-269, 277-298, 314-340, 381-402, 458-474, 518-530, 565-603, 615-621, 830-838; P.L. 642, 70th Congress). State ratifications.-Arizona, Act of February 24, 1944 (Sess. L. 1944, p. 428; Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. 1956, sec. 45-571). California, Act of March 4, 1929 (Stats. 1929, p. 37; Deering's Gen. L. (1944), Act 1491). Colorado, Act of February 26, 1925 (Sess. L. 1925, p. 525; Colo. Rev. Stat. 1963, sec. 149-2-1). Nevada, Act of March 18, 1925 (Stat. 1925, p. 134; Nev. Rev. Stat. 1957, sec. 538.010). |