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Appropriation.

PUBLIC LAW 88-198-DEC. 12, 1963

[77 STAT.

thence continuing along the north right-of-way line of Depot Street south 6 2 ^ degrees east 165 feet to its intersection with the west side of Academy Street; thence leaving the north right-of-way line of Depot Street and continuing along the west right-of-way of Academy Street north 38 degrees east 93.4 feet to a point; thence leaving the west right-of-way of Academy Street north 64% degrees west 184 feet to a point on the east right-of-way line of College Street; thence with the east right-of-way line of College Street south 25% degrees west 83.7 feet to a point of beginning, containing 0.35 acre, more or less. SEC. 3. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $66,000 for acquisition, restoration, and development costs, as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved December 11, 1963. Public Law 88-198

December 12, 1963 [H. R. 5949]

Colorado-New Mexico. C o s t i l l a Creek Compact, amendment.

AN ACT To consent to the amendment by the Statas of Colorado and New Mexico of the Costilla Creek Compact.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is given to the amendment of the Costilla Creek Compact as agreed to by the States of Colorado and New Mexico. Such amended compact reads as follows: A M E N D E D C O S T I L L A C R E E K COMPACT The State of Colorado and the State of New Mexico, parties signatory to this compact (hereinafter referred to as "Colorado" and "New Mexico", respectively, or individually as a "State", or collectively as the "States"), having on September 30, 1944, concluded, through their duly authorized Commissioners, to-wit: Clifford H. Stone for Colorado and Thomas M. McClure for New Mexico, a compact with respect to the waters of Costilla Creek, an interstate stream, which compact was ratified by the States in 1945 and was approved by the Congress of the United States in 1946; and The States, having resolved to conclude an amended compact with respect to the waters of Costilla Creek, have designated, pursuant to the Acts of their respective Legislatures and through their appropriate executive agencies, as their Commissioners: J. E. Whitten, for Colorado S. E. Reynolds, for New Mexico who, after negotiations, have agreed upon these articles: ARTICLE I

The major purposes of this compact are to provide for the equitable division and apportionment of the use of the waters of Costilla Creek; to promote interstate comity; to remove causes of present and future interstate controversies; to assure the most efficient utilization of the waters of Costilla Creek; to provide for the integrated operation of existing and prospective irrigation facilities on the stream in the two States; to adjust the conflicting jurisdictions of the two States over irrigation works and facilities diverting and storing water in one State for use in both States; to equalize the benefits of water from

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