Corado River and streams tributary thereto and fixing and determining raits of each of said States and the rights of the United States in and Tense benefit, and disposition of the water of the Colorado River and its tries; provided, however, that any agreement so entered into by said and the United States of America shall not be binding or obligatory upon If the high contracting parties thereto unless and until such agreement ve been ratified and approved by the legislature of each of the above Gel States and by the Congress of the United States.

2 The Governor of California, immediately after such representative te State of California has been appointed and has qualified, shall notify vernor of each of the above mentioned States of the appointment of the • "pretative of California, giving his name and address, but said repree shall not enter upon the performance of his duties until a represe to serve upon said joint commission shall have been named and 1-1 for each of the States named in section one hereof.

↑ Siltaprimpsentative from California shall have full authority to make all investigations of the Colorado River and the drainage area thereof y become necessary in order to sufficiently advise said representative Physical conditions obtaining upon said streams, and of the present Gure need of the State of California and its citizens to the use and of the waters of said stream. To that end, said representative shall hority to administer oaths, examine and require the attendance of witpes and to perform such other duties as may be necessary to sufficiently ap ed representative of the facts and furnish him with adequite infororder that he may properly perform his duties as representative of te of California upon said joint commission.

4 Inasmuch as the Colorado River during flood periods constitutes a to life and property within this State and the purpose of the commis** reet immediately upon the appointment and qualification of the repat Tes of the several States for the purpose of adopting a plan of agreerish will ultimately make possible the construction of impounding dams eliminate this hazard, it is hereby declared that this act is an emerwasure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, nd safety, and that under the provisions of section one of article four tate constitution an urgency exists, and this act shall take effect imly.

WATER COMMISSION, COLORADO RIVER

18. B. No. 418, by Senators Colwell, Peterson, and Warren]

trading for the appointment of a commissioner on behalf of the State of to rectiate a compart or agreement between the States of Arizona. Cali༄mri N- vada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and between said States red Stites respecting the use and distribution of the waters of the Colorado nd the rights of said States and the United States thereto, and making an approrefor

ented by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

1. The Governor of Colorado shall appoint a commissioner who sent the State of Colorado upon a joint commission to be composed euters representing the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, - Mo Utah, and Wyoming, and a duly authorized representa• Teted States of America, to be constituted by said States and the tes for the purpose of negotiating and entering into a compact or teen said States and between said States and the United States. of Coturess, respecting the future utilization and disposition of I the Colorado River and all streams tributary thereto and fixing ring the rights of said States and the rights of the United States benefit, and disposition of the waters of said stream: rer. That any compact of agrement so entered into by said Le The Stuces shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of tracting parties thereto unless and until the same shall have :roved by the legislatures of each of said States and by the te fouted States. The same person appointed commissioner for 24-PT 1-3

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Colorado for the negotiation of interstate compacts with other States respe other Colorado streams shall be appointed the commissioner for Colo hereunder.

SEC. 2. The Governor of Colorado shall notify the Governor of Arizona of appointment of the commissioner for Colorado as soon as said commissi shall have been appointed and qualified, but said commissioner for Colo shall not enter upon the performance of his duties until a commissione serve upon said joint commission shall have been named and have qual for each of the States mentioned in section 1 hereof, and until the U States shall have designated its representative to act upon said joint mission, and until the fact of the appointment of said commissioners for a said States and the representatives of the United States shall have been cially communicated and made known to the Governor of Arizona. failure of all of said States and of the United States to have design their respective commissioners and representatives upon said joint com sion and, except Arizona, to have officially communicated said facts to Governor of Arizona, on or before October 15, 1922, and upon failure of Governor of Arizona to have notified the governor of each of said St except Arizona, and the accredited representative of the United States of appointment and qualification of all of the members to said joint commis on or before said date, the appointment of the commissioner for Colo hereunder shall, without further act, cease and terminate, and he shal relieved of any further duties hereunder.

SEC. 3. As soon as the commissioner for Colorado shall be called to e upon the performance of his duties, as hereinbefore provided, he shall be nished such legal, engineering, and other assistants as the governor attorney general may deem advisable and necessary.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the State engineer and of the division neers and water commissioners in all irrigation divisions and water dist comprising streams within the drainage area of the Colorado River in Color to aid and assist the commissioner for Colorado wherever essential to fa tate the work of said commissioner, and to bring about a speedy and s factory adjustment between said States and between said States and United States as provided in section 1 hereof.

SEC. 5. The compensation of the commissioner for Colorado and of stenographic and other assistants shall be fixed by the governor and ac general and he and they shall be entitled to reimbursement for all neces traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of his or their d both with and without the State of Colorado.

SEC. 6. Said commissioner for Colorado shall have full authority to r any and all investigations of the Colorado River and the drainage area the which may become necessary in order to sufficiently advise said commissi of the physical conditions obtaining upon said stream and of the present future needs of the State of Colorado and its citizens to the use and benef the waters of said stream, and to that end said commissioner shall have thority to administer oaths, examine and require the attendance of witn and to perform such other duties as may be necessary to sufficiently ap said commissioner of the facts and furnish him with adequate informatic order that he may properly perform his duties as commissioner for Colo upon said joint commisson.

SEC. 7 The compensation of the commissioner and his assistants, tog with all his or their traveling or other necessary expenses, and all other n sary costs, charges and expenditures hereunder, including the payment equitable portion of the costs and expenses of said joint commission, sha paid monthly, upon vouchers approved by the governor and the attorney eral and warrants drawn for the payment thereof upon the State trea by the State audtor in the ordinary manner, out of any funds appropr for the defense of the waters of the State of Colorado under the provisio an act entitled, "An act to enable the State of Colorao to protect the w of its natural streams and to maintain the right of appropriation and u such waters for beneficial purposes within this State and making an a priaton therefor of the first class."

SEC. 8. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares this act and each and every sentence, phrase and clause thereof is necessar the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety.

SEC. 9. In the opinion of the general assembly an emergency exists, ther this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 2, 1921.

LAWS OF NEVADA

[Senate bill No. 20-Scnator Griffith]

[Chap. 115]

AN ACT Creating a commission to be known as the Colorado River development comon of Nevada, defining its powers and duties, and making an appropriation for The expense thereof

The people of the State of Nevada, represented in senate and assembly, do rect ex follows:

SECTION 1. A commission is hereby created, to be known as the Colorado Per Development Commission of Nevada, to consist of the State engineer of * State of Nevada and three other members, to be appointed by the governor. 4ority of the State commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the

tion of business. Within thirty days after the passage and approval act the governor shall appoint said commissioners and they shall hold ✰ for a term of four years. or until their successors are appointed and d. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor. 2. The said commissioners shall have the following qualifications: They ich be citizens of the State of Nevada and have a general knowledge development of the Colorado River and its tributaries within the State Nerada, but at no time shall there be more than two of said commissioners ers of the same political party.

3 The governor may at any time remove any commissioner for neglect by or malfeasance in office.

4. The members of said commission shall receive as compensation ten dollars for each day actually employed on the work of said commission eir actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their

Within a reasonable time after the appointment of the members of 4 mission, they shall meet upon the call of the governor and effect an ization by electing one of their members chairman and one of their ers secretary. The commission shall audit all bills for expenses and em of its members, and, when the same shall have been certified to by *rman and secretary, the secretary shall file the same with the state ** of examiners for approval, and the same shall be paid out of any appropriated for that purpose.

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The commissioners shall meet at such times and at such places as he designated by the chairman.

7. The duties of said commission shall be to collect and arrange all

d information connected with the Colorado River and its tributaries

they affect or be of interest to the State of Nevada; to present the to the governor for his information; to represent the State of Navada - interstate or other conferences or conventions as may be called for seration of the development of reclamation projects connected with rado River or its tributaries; or for the consideration of Federal State rights and procedure relating thereto; to tender the friendly cotion of the State of Nevada to such constructive enterprises as look servation of the waters of the Colorado River and its tributaries the development of power thereon; to negotiate with the representatives * States and the United States in endeavoring to equitably settle and e rights of the States and the United States in the waters of the River and its tributaries: to report to the governor such measures gative action as may be deemed necessary to secure to the people of all possible benefits from such enterprises.' ***Said commission shall have the power to hold hearings, require "tre of witnesses, and take testimony whenever it shall deem it carrying out the provisions of this act. Any commissioner is authorized and empowered to administer oaths to any witnesses testify in any hearing or proceeding before the commission.

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, the sum hand ($5,000) dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys Try not otherwise appropriated.

ed, March 21, 1921.

CHAPTER 121

[H. B. No. 182 (as amended); approved March 11, 1921]

AN ACT Providing for the appointment of a commissioner on behalf of the State of Mexico to negotiate a compact and agreement between the States of Arizona, Califor Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and between said States and United States respecting the use and distribution of the waters of the Colorado Ri and the rights of said States and the United States thereto, and making an approp tion therefor

Be it cracted by the Legislature of the State of New Merico:

SECTION 1. The Governor of New Mexico shall, with the advice and consent the State senate, appoint a commissioner who shall represent the State of N Mexico upon a joint commission to be composed of commissioners represent the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, a Wyoming, and a duly authorized representative of the United States of Ameri to be constituted by said States and the United States for the purpose of neg ating and entering into a compact or agreement between said States and betwe said States and the United States, with consent of Congress, respecting future utilization and disposition of the waters of the Colorado River and streams tributary thereto and fixing and determining the rights of said Sta and the rights of the United States in and to the use, benefit and disposit of the waters of said stream: Provided, however, That any compact or agreem so entered into by said States and the United States shall not be binding ebligatory upon any of the high contracting parties thereto unless and u the same shall have been ratified and approved by the legislature of e of said States and by the Congress of the United States.

SEC. 2. The Governor of New Mexico shall notify the Governor of Arizo of the appointment of the commissioner for New Mexico as soon as said c missioner shall have been appointed and qualified, but said commissioner New Mexico shall not enter upon the performance of his duties nor rece any compensation until a commissioner to serve upon said joint commiss shall have been named and have qualified for each of the States mention in section 1 hereof, and until the United States shall have designated representative to act upon said joint commission and until the fact of appointment of said commissioners for all of said States and the represer tive of the United States shall have been officially communicated and m known to the Governor of Arizona. And said commissioner so appointed sh retain such appointment and perform the duties of his said office until the poses of this act shall have been completed and accomplished, except as her otherwise provided. Upon failure of any of said States or of the Uni States to have designated their respective commissioners and representati upon said joint commission and, except Arizona, to have officially communica said facts to the Governor of Arizona, on or before July 1st, 1922, and u failure of the Governor of Arizona to have notified the Governor of each of i States, except Arizona, and the accredited representative of the United St of the appointment and qualification of all of the members to said j commission on or before said date, the appointment of the commissioner New Mexico hereunder shall, without further act, cease and terminate he shall be relieved of any further duties hereunder and the appropria herein made shall thereupon revert to the permanent reservoirs for irriga purposes income fund of the State.

SEC. 3. As soon as the commissioner for New Mexico shall be called upo enter upon the performance of his duties, as hereinbefore provided, he be furnished a competent stenographer capable of taking and extending t mony and of performing such clerical duties as may be required by such com sioner, and he shall also be furnished such legal and engineering assistant the governor and attorney general of the State of New Mexico may advisable and necessary.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the State engineer to aid and assist the missioner for New Mexico wherever essential to facilitate the work of said missioner, and to bring about a speedy and satisfactory adjustment bet said States and between said States and the United States as provided in se 1 hereof.

SEC. 5. The compensation of the commissioner for New Mexico and o stenographic and other assistants shall be fixed by the governor and atte general, and he and they shall be entitled to reimbursement for all nece

ng and other expenses incurred in the performance of his or their duties sithin and without the State of New Mexico.

S& Said commissioner for New Mexico shall have full authority to make and all investigations of the Colorado River and the drainage area thereof, at may become necessary in order to sufficiently advise said commissioner of ysical conditions obtaining upon said steam and of the present and future s of the State of New Mexico and its citizens to the use and benefit of the *ers of said stream, and to that end said commissioner shall have authority #sinister oaths, examine and require the attendance of witnesses, and to rm such other duties as may be necessary to sufficiently apprise said comer of the facts and furnish him with adequate information in order that • Lay properly perform his duties as commissioner for New Mexico upon said ¿ at commission.

S. 7. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, including payment of an equitable portion of the cost and expenses of said joint son, there is hereby appropriated out of the permanent reservoirs for zation purposes income fund, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) **ch thereof as may be necessary for the purposes herein provided. The sation of the commissioner, stenographer, and other necessary assistants, her with all traveling and other necessary expenses, and all other costs ci charges and necessary expenditures hereunder, shall be paid monthly upon others approved by the governor and attorney general and warrants drawn he payment thereof upon the State treasurer by the State auditor in the mary manner.

Ser & That it is necessary for the preservation of the public peace and safety hinhabitants of the State of New Mexico that the provisions of this act dal become effective at the earliest possible time, and therefore an emergency > <reby declared to exist and this act shall take effect and be in full force and from and after its passage and approval

LAWS OF UTAH

COLORADO RIVER-DISTRIBUTION OF WATERS

House bill No. 145. Const., art. 17; Compiled Laws, 1917, p. 724; Laws, P 177. (Passed March 9, 1921. Approved March 14, 1921. În effect May

* 47 herding for the appointment of a representative on behalf of the State of fragitiate a compact and agreement between the States of Arizona, California, Wrada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and between said States and the sts Reclamation Service respecting the use and distribution of the waters do River and its tributaries and the rights of said States and the United

ied by the Legislature of the State of Utah; *Tue 1, Joint commission for seren States, on Colorado River distribugovernor is hereby authorized by this act to appoint a representa***lo stall represent the State of Utah, on a joint commission to be com**i da representative of Arizona, Colorado, California, Nevada, New Mexico, -4 Wyoming, and duly authorized representatives of the United States -Lo Service and the United States Federal Power Commission, ere to constitute a commission for the purpose of negotiating and into, a compact or agreement between said States, and between and the United States, with the consent of Congress, respecting *mer utilization and disposition of the waters of the Colorado River ms tributary thereto, and fixing and determining the rights of said * 195 the rights of the United States in and to the use, benefit, and **ton of the waters of said stream, provided, however, that any compact *ent so entered into by said States and the United States shall not be obligatory upon any of the high contracting parties thereto unless At the same shall have been ratified and approved by the legislature States and by the Congress of the United States.

2 When to enter upon duties.-The governor shall notify the governors theber States mentioned in section 1 hereof, and the United States ation Service, of the appointment of the representative of Utah, as ***d representative shall have been appointed and qualified, but said tive shall not enter upon the performance of his duties until repre