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Show RIO GRANDE COMPACT 287 "article ix "Nothing in this compact shall be construed as affecting the obliga- tions of the United States of America to the United States of Mexico, or to the Indian tribes, or as impairing the rights of the Indian tribes. "article x "It is declared by the States signatory hereto to be the policy of all parties hereto to avoid waste of waters, and to that end the officials charged with the performance of duties hereunder shall use their utmost efforts to prevent wastage of waters. u ARTICLE XI "Subject to the provisions of this compact water of the Rio Grande or any of its tributaries may be impounded and used for the genera- tion of power, but such impounding and use shall always be subservi- ent to the use and consumption of such waters for domestic, municipal, and agricultural purposes. Water shall not be stored, detained, nor discharged so as to prevent or impair use for such dominant purposes. u ARTICLE XII "New Mexico agrees with Texas, with the understanding that prior vested rights above and below Elephant Butte Reservoir shall never be impaired hereby, that she will not cause or suffer the water supply of the Elephant Butte Reservoir to be impaired by new or increased diversion or storage within the limits of New Mexico unless and until such depletion is offset by increase of drainage return. "article xiii "The physical and other conditions characteristic of the Rio Grande and peculiar to the territory drained and served thereby, and to the development thereof, have actuated this compact, and none of the sig- natory States admits that any provision herein contained establishes any general principle or precedent applicable to other interstate streams. "article xiv "This compact may be terminated or extended at any time by the unanimous legislative action of all of the signatory States, and in that event all rights established under it shall remain and continue unimpaired. "article xv "Nothing herein contained shall prevent the adjustment or settle- ment of any claim or controversy between these States by direct legis-' lative action of the interested States nor shall anything herein con- tained be construed to limit the right of any State to invoke the juris- diction of any court of competent jurisdiction for the protection of any right secured t<> such State by the provisions of this compact, or to enforce any provision thereof. |