COMPACTS BETWEEN STATES OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING

An act granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of South Dakota and Wyoming with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne Rivers and other streams in which such States are jointly interested. (Act February 26, 1927, Pub. No. 654, 69th Cong.)

[Sec. 1. Equitable division of water supply of Belle Fourche and Cheyenne Rivers and other streams.]-That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of South Dakota and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements providing for an equitable division and apportionment between such States of the water supply of the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne Rivers and of the streams tributary thereto and of other streams in which such States are jointly interested.

Sec. 2. [Representative of Interior Department to participate in negotiations-Appropriation.]-Such consent is given upon condition that a representative of the United States from the Department of the Interior, to be appointed by the President, shall participate in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the proceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into: Provided, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of the reclamation fund $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the expenses of such Federal participation.

Sec. 3. [Approval by legislature of States and by Congress.]-No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obligatory 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. [Right to amend, etc., reserved.]-The right to alter, amend. or repeal this act is herewith expressly reserved.

PAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE APPROPRIATION

[Extract from] An act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, and prior fiscal years, and to provide urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, and for other purposes. (Act February 28, 1927, Pub. No. 660, 69th Cong.)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Conference on education, and so forth, at Honolulu, Hawaii: To enable the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the provisions of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution authorizing the call of a conference on education, rehabilitation, reclamation, and recreation at Honolulu, Hawaii," approved July 3, 1926, including printing and binding, $20,000, to remain available until December 31, 1927.

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INVESTIGATIONS ON THE RIO GRANDE AND LOWER COLORADO

RIVER

(H. J.

Joint resolution amending the act of May 13, 1924, entitled "An act providing a study regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande," and so forth. Res. 345, Pub. Res. No. 62, March 3, 1927, 69th Cong.)

[Sec. 1. Three commissioners to be appointed for study of Rio Grande and Lower Colorado River-Treaty with Mexico.]-That the act of May 13, 1924, entitled "An act providing for a study regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande below Fort Quitman, Texas, in cooperation with the United States of Mexico," is hereby amended to read as follows:

"That the President is hereby authorized to designate three special commissioners to cooperate with representatives of the Government of Mexico in a study regarding the equitable use of the waters of the lower Rio Grande and of the lower Colorado Rivers, for the purpose of securing information on which to base a treaty with the Government of Mexico relative to the use of the waters of these rivers. One of the commisssioners so appointed shall be an engineer experienced in such work. Upon completion of such study the results shall be reported to Congress. The commission may also, with the concurrence of Mexico, make a study of the Tia Juana River, with the view of having a treaty governing the use of its water.

"Sec. 2. [$50,000 authorized to be appropriated.]—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such amounts not to exceed $50,000 as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions hereof."

COLUMBIA RIVER COMPACT ACTS EXTENDED

Joint resolution extending the provisions of the acts of March 4, 1925, and April 13, 1926. relating to a compact between the States of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana for allocating the waters of the Columbia River and its tributaries, and for other purposes. (S. J. Res. 154, Pub. Res. 63, March 3, 1927, 69th Cong.)

[Time extended for completion of compact by participating States.]— That the provisions of the act of March 4, 1925, entitled "An act to permit a compact or agreement between the States of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana respecting the disposition and apportionment of the waters of the Columbia River and its tributaries, and for other purposes," and the act of April 13, 1926, entitled "An act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington in allocation of the waters of the Columbia River and its tributaries, and for other purposes, and authorizing an appropriation therefor," be continued and extended in all their provisions to December 31, 1930.

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FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION LICENSES AFFECTING COLORADO

RIVER

(S. J.

Joint resolution restricting the Federal Power Commission from issuing or approving any permits or licenses affecting the Colorado River or any of its tributaries. Res. 4, March 4, 1927, Pub. Res. No. 71, 69th Cong.)

[Sec. 1. Federal Power Commission directed to discontinue power permits on Colorado River.]-That the Federal Power Commission is hereby directed not to issue or approve any permits or licenses under the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 10, 1920, known as the Federal water power act, upon or affecting the Colorado River or any of its tributaries, in the States of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and California, until and unless the Colorado River compact, signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 24, 1922, pursuant to act of Congress approved August 19, 1921, has been approved by the Congress of the United States, or in the event that said compact is not sooner approved, until March 5, 1929.

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