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43 U.S.C. § 1553 — Upper Colorado River Basin; rights to consumptive uses not to be reduced or prejudiced; duties and powers of Commission not impaired

submitted 58 years ago by Pub. L. 90-537 to r/title-43-PUBLIC-LANDS · 69 words · no verdicts yet

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Upper-basin rights to Colorado River water cannot be reduced by lower-basin use, and this chapter does not change the Upper Colorado River Commission’s duties or powers.

(a) The upper basin’s rights under the Colorado River Compact to consumptive use of water available from the Colorado River system cannot be reduced or harmed by use of that water in the lower basin. (b) Nothing in this chapter impairs, conflicts with, or changes the duties or powers of the Upper Colorado River Commission.
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(a)

Rights of the upper basin to the consumptive use of water available to that basin from the Colorado River system under the Colorado River Compact shall not be reduced or prejudiced by any use of such water in the lower basin.

(b)

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to impair, conflict with, or otherwise change the duties and powers of the Upper Colorado River Commission.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 90–537, title VI, § 603, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 901.)

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  • 1968Enacted · Pub. L. 90-537 · 82 Stat. 901

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