Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01

this agreement, if by some other
agency. Such permits, licenses and
rights of way shall include those
necessary for the construction of the
dam and reservoir and appurtenant
works including hydro-electric power
plants and transmission lines; pro-
vided, that no dam or other works
shall be built in the bed of the Colo
rado river at any point in the river
which when constructed will back
up the water of the river so as to
limit or Interfere with the con-
struction of dam selected by any of
the states for the diversion of water
for irrigation or domestic purposes
in that state.
Article VII.
Any state in which reservoir sites
exist in the Colorado river or it's
tributaries, directly or through any
district or agency created in pur-
suance of and hereafter authorized
by the laws of said state, may build
dams, hydro-electric power plants and
appurtenant works in such state and
operate or lease the same. Where
the reservoir is situated in two or
more states, such dams, power plants
and appurtenant works may be built,
operated or leased jointly by the
| two or more states, or by any dis
trict or agency that may be created
| in pursuance of the laws of such
states. Such state or states may
| sell or lease the power produced
L.
may impose taxation on such dams,
power plants, transmission lines and
other property incident thereto, and
may collect royalties on the power
produced by such dams or power
plants or any of them or impose a
tax on such power or provide for
| both such tax and royalties on such
! power. Where development works
are constructed in two or more
states, the entire hydro electric
plant, including dams, reservoirs,
power houses and appurtenant works
shall be considered a unit in all
matters relating to the financing of
construction, the operation, lease
collection of royalties and taxation,
regardless of the location of the
power plants with reference to state
boundaries The cost of the con-
struction of all such development
works shall be borne by the re-
spective states, districts or agencies
created in pursuance of the laws of
such states, and all power and reve-
nue. from the sale or lease of power,
or royalties on the same, or taxation
of SnOh or cho1
divided among the states in direct
proportion to the present amount of
fall which the river makes in each
state between the dam and the ele-
walton of the bed of the stream
reached by the back water when the
reservoir is. filled. Where the river
forms the boundary between two
states, each state shall be allotted
one-half of the fall which occurs
in the present river bed on such
joint boundary for the purpose of
computing the relative proportions
allotted to each state
Article VIII.
The use of power developed by
such dams and works shall never
vest in perpetuity in any private
person or corporation, but the states
and citizens of states in which such
power is developed shall have pre-
ferred rights to its use whenever
the need for it may arise; provided,
that leases for the use of power for
terms not exceeding so years may be
made by any such state or states,
or any district or agency hereafter
created in pursuance of law when
approved in such manner as may be
provided by the laws of such state
or states in which the power sites
are situated; provided further that
any state party hereto shall have
the right to grant in perpetuity to
any political subdivision or munich
pal corporation of such state the
share of the power to which such
state is entitled under the provisions
of Article VII hereof.
Article TX,
In the construction and operation
OF all dams and power plants for
the utilization of the waters of the |
Colorado river, undertaken in pur-
suance of the terms of this agree |
--AS--S' ]AeO AOAlOWIAS rules snail aD- |
ply:
Where such dams and power plants
are located wholly in one state the
laws of that State shall govern such
construction and operation. Where
such dams and power plants are To- |
Gated in more than one state. the
states affected shall agree upon the |
plans and fules and regulations for
such construction and operation and |
upon the agency to be adopted for
such joint construction and OPERA
tlon; provided, that in the event two
states are affected and they shall
be unable to agree upon any such
matter each of said states shall an
point competent person as arbitra-
tor and the two arbitrators so an
pointed shall determine all such mat
ters not agreed upon by said states.
ArtivIe x.
Whenever the construction of a
reservoir in two or more states shall
be determined upon, the states in
which the same is situated shall