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 1502 March 2, 1929. [H. R. 7024.] C H A P. 52 0 .-An Act Grant ing the consent of C ongress to compacts or agree- [Public, No. 946 .] ments between the States of Colorado and New Mexico with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Rio Grande, San Juan, and Las Animas Rivers and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Colorado and New Mexico to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements providing for an equitable division and apportionment between such States of the water supply of the Rio Grande, San Juan, and Las Animas Rivers and of the streams tributary thereto and of all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. SEc. 2 . Such conse nt is given upon c onditi on that a rep resent ative of the United States from any department of the United States Government, to be appointed by the President, shall participate in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the proceed- ings and of any compact or agreement entered into. Other than the compensation and expenses of such representative the United States shall not be liable for any expenses in connection with such negotia- tions, compact or agreement. The payment of such expenses of such repre senta tive are autho rized to be pa id fr om th e ap propr iatio ns for cooperative and general investigations for the Bureau of Recla- mation. SEc. 3. No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obliga- tory upon either of such States unless and until it has been approved by the legislature of each of such States and by the Congress of the United States. SEc. 4 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herewith express ly res erved. Approved, March 2, 1929. Colorado and New Mexico. C ons ent given for compacts between, for equitable division of wate r supply of Rio Grande, etc ., rivers. Feder al representa- tive to take part in negotiations, and re- port to Congress. Expenses limited. Reclamation fund to be used . Compact subject to approval of each Legis- lature and Congress. Amen dment . March 2, 1929. [H. R.6497.) [Publ ic, No. 9 47 .1 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I L Cixs . 519-521 . 1929 . Lake Count y Indiana, described as follows, to wit : Begirminat the point of intersection of a line parallel to and one hundred -feet west of the east line with a line parallel to and one hundred feet south of the north line o f said south east qu arter sectio n 20; the nce west on last-described line four hundred and fifty feet; thence south- easterly on a straight line six hundred and forty-four feet to a point in a line parallel to and one hundred feet west of the east line of the southeast quarter section 20 aforesaid; and thence north on last- described line four hundred and fifty feet to the point of beginning, containing two and three thou sand two hundred and thirty-seven ten thousandths acres. Approved, March 2, 1929. C H A P . 5210 An Act Granting the con sent of Congress to c ompacts or agree- ments between the States of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Rio Grande, Pecos, and Canadian or Red Rivers, and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the New Mex ico , Okl a- homa, and Texas. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent co ns ent given for compacts between, for of Congress is hereby given to the States of New Mexico, Oklahoma, equitable division of and Texas to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements pro- water supply of Rio Grande, etc ., rivers. viding for an equitable division and apportionment between such States of the water supply of the Rio Grande, Pecos, and Canadian or Red Rivers, and of the streams tributary thereto, and of all other streams in which such States are jointly interested.

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