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 172 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Srss. I. Cns. 72, 73. 1921. Whereas the territory included within the drainage area of the said . stream and its tributaries is largely arid and in small part irrigated and the resent and future development necessities and general welfare oi) each of said States and 0 the United States require the further use of the waters of said streams for irrégatron and other beneflcial p arid that fpturs l1t1g:rt;o1;1alr:1dct;>nH1ct_(riesipect(i ` eusean 'triutionosai wa so eavore an gdgtled by compact between said States; ancl_ _ Whereas the said States, by appropriate legislation, have authorized the governors thereof Sto appoint commissioners to represent sand States for the purpose of entering into acompact or agreement between sard States respecting the uture utilization and disposition gl the wateas of the Colorado River and of the streams tributary ereto; an Whereas the governors of said several States have named and ap; pointed their respective commissioners for the purposes aforesar and have presentedl their resolution po the Presrdept of th;  States re uesf the a omtment o a re resen a ive on e a 0 the Unitgd Stamtgs to grrticipate in said nldgotiations and to represent the interests of the Unit/ed States: Now, therefore, _ Be it enacted by the Senate and Hmrsleggf Representatives of the United m '·gf¤*€j States of America in Congress assemb, That consent of Corggress IS tioument ¤r_wsulg°°$r hereb given to the States of Arizona, Calrforma, Colorado, evada, $,‘$l§{3‘L`L R”°" °°"' New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming to negotiate and enterinto a compact or agreement not later  January 1, 1923, providing for an equitable division and a ortronment among said States of the water supply of the Colorado llliver and of the streams tributary thereto, reimr nprrsem- upon condition that a suitable person, who shall be apgomtedby the u"°°°l’°“*"’°‘“t°°‘ Preslident of the United Staitgs, slgall participate lpai negotratgoris, as there resentative 0 an or the rotectrono theinterests 0 the United Sitates, and shall make reporlti to Congress of the proceedings Expenses · mr and of any lpeirkppacp or agreergent entered into 13 and) the sphm of $&(%00l§), - _ “ ‘ or so muc ereo as ma e necessary, is ere y au orrze o_ e w§;,t,yv-6¤»7°9- a propriated to pay the galteg and expenses of the representative Apprczln required. ol, the United States appoin hereunder: Promkkd, That any such com act or agreement dlrall not be binding or obl` atory u on any of tiiie parties thereto unless and until the same shleil have liieen approved by the legislature of each of said States and by the Congress of the United States. A¤*°'“**“°”*· Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herewith expressly reserved. Approved, August 19, 1921. Au$%ii1%i9m' CHAP. 73.-—An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to release the Kansas City :"‘..’:::*.*;’”s;ms“**‘%r*:rd.r:;;*.*€;*:;g,s,,‘5.·z.ms·...y...,...‘*°¤¤ www is hart sd PP r · _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §},’,f§§§'”‘(§§"°{;,d States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is ggggamcggiijgg egg hereby author1zed and empowered to release the Kansas City and um from recon- Memphis Railway and Bridge Company, a co oratron, from the “§,‘Q¥Qf"f,“§‘,‘§,f,Y dflity now imposedfupcénit by the Acilt ehrgitled "lXn Act to authorize · tm the construction 0 a n e across the `ssissi iRiver at Mem his, pdifik ?'x?’¤{'§pY?l£a.33’ Tennessee," approved Apiid 24, l8§8, and all Actlblirmendatory thegeof, to maintain approaches to its bridge at Memphis, Tennessee, and a Comma way olver agi apross said bridge  wagons and lptherdvphirgesé ¤- ammas,an oopasse ers,uon1 a enttoteroa rm o mm M Crittenden County, Arkldigisas, tlire sum of gi]2,500. my ,,,,ff‘§,‘},‘?§g, "[,°,§j Sec. 2. That upon the compliance by the said Kansas City and ¤¤¤5°dW*’h· Memphis Railway and Bridge Company, a corporation aforesaid,