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| | COLORADO RIVER COMPACT |
 | | The States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, having resolved to enter into a compact under the act of the Congress of the United States of America approved August 19, 1921, (42 Statutes at Large, p. |
 | | Norviel for the State of Arizona, W. McClure for the State of California, Delph E. Carpenter for the State of Colorado, J. Scrugham for the State of Nevada, Stephen B. Davis, Jr. |
 | | ARTICLE IV (a) Inasmuch as the Colorado River has ceased to be navigable for commerce and the reservation of its waters for navigation would seriously limit the development of its Basin, the use of its waters for purposes of navigation shall be subservient to the uses of such waters for domestic, agricultural, and power purposes. |
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