New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-27
COLORADO RIVER WATER
RIGHTS BROUGHT BEFORE
CONGRESS BY BURSUM
Joint Resolution

Joint Resolution
Senator Bursum introduced the fol-
lowing Joint Resolution:
WHEREAS, the State of Arizona.
California, Colorado, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah and Wyoming have by
appropriate legislation, authorized the
Governors of said states to appoint
commits sioners representing said states
for the purpose of entering into a
compact or agreement between said
states and between SAID states and
the United States, respecting the tu-
ture utilization and disposition of the
waters of the Colorado river and the
streams tributary thereto:
AND WHEREAS, the Governors
said several states have named and
appointed the Commissioners contem-
plated by the legislative acts atore-
said,
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED That the Congress of the
United States be and it is hereby re-
quested to provide for the appoint
ment of Commissioners on behalf OF
the United States to act as mem
bers of said Commission.
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED that Governor Thomas X. Camp
bell of Arizona and the Governors of
the other states in the Colorado river
Basin, or such representatives as they
may seveally designate, be and they
hereby are authorized to present this
resolution to the President and to the
Congess Of the United States.
We, the undersigned, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution
was adopted by unanimous vote at
a meeting of the Governors of Ari-
zona, California, Colorado. Nevada
New Mexico. Utah and Wyoming.
held at the Capitol at Denver in the
state of Colorado on the tenth day
OF May, 1921.
The above resolution was signed
by the Governors of the states men,
toned above as follows
Thomas +. Campbell of Arizona
Emmett ID. Boyle OF Nevada
Charles II. Mabey of Utah.
Stephen B. Davis acting for
Governor M. c. Mechem OF
New Mexico
William ID. Stevens OF Califo-
rrnia.
Robert ID. Carey OF Wyoming
Oliver II. Shoup OF Colorado.
Pursuant to the above Senator Bur
sum will in a few days introduce the
following bill:
To provide for a compact commits
sion between the states of Arizona
California, Colorado. Nevada, New
Mexico Utah and Wyoming between
.a,I I,a If,;+nI
respecting the disposition and utiliza-
ton of the waters of the Colorado
River for irrigation and other uses,
and for other purposes.
BE 1T Enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the
United States OF America in Congress
assembled,
That joint commission, to be com
posed OF repre- sentatives of the states
OF Arizona, California, Colorado, New
ada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyom-
ingr and of one representative OF
the United States OF America, to be
appointed by the President of th4
United States, is hereby authorized
and constituted. for the purpose oi
negotiating and entering into an ar
idiScHlcHt Compact ol dSIeclleil Dt-
tween the said states and the Unit
ed States, respecting the further utl-
ization of the waters of the Colorado
River and streams tributary thereto
and fixing and determining the rights
of said states and of the United States
in and to the use, benefit and dis
position OF the waters OF said
streams; provided, that any arrange
ment, compact or agreement so en-
tered into by representatives OF said
states and of the United States shall
not be binding or bigatory upon any
OF the parties thereto unless and un-
til the same shall have been ratified
and approved by the legislature OF
each of said states and by the Con
prcSs Of the United States