§620o — Title 43 Public Lands | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key names used in this chapter. The words Colorado River Basin, Colorado River Compact, Colorado River System, Lee Ferry, States of the Upper Division, Upper Basin, and domestic use must be read the same way they are defined in Article II of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact. States of the Upper Colorado River Basin means Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Upper Colorado River Basin means the same as Upper Basin. Upper Colorado River Basin Compact means the agreement signed October 11, 1948 by commissioners from those five states and approved by Congress on April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31). Rio Grande Compact means the agreement signed March 18, 1938 by commissioners from Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas and approved by Congress on May 31, 1939 (53 Stat. 785). Treaty with the United Mexican States means the treaty signed February 3, 1944 about using the Colorado River and other rivers, as changed by the protocol of November 14, 1944 and the understandings noted in the Senate resolution of April 18, 1945.

Title 43, §620o

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As used in this chapter

The terms “Colorado River Basin”, “Colorado River Compact”, “Colorado River System”, “Lee Ferry”, “States of the Upper Division”, “Upper Basin”, and “domestic use” shall have the meaning ascribed to them in article II of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact; The term “States of the Upper Colorado River Basin” shall mean the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; The term “Upper Colorado River Basin” shall have the same meaning as the term “Upper Basin”; The term “Upper Colorado River Basin Compact” shall mean that certain compact executed on October 11, 1948 by commissioners representing the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and consented to by the Congress of the United States of America by Act of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31); The term “Rio Grande Compact” shall mean that certain compact executed on March 18, 1938, by commissioners representing the States of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas and consented to by the Congress of the United States of America by Act of May 31, 1939 (53 Stat. 785); The term “Treaty with the United Mexican States” shall mean that certain treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed at Washington, District of Columbia, February 3, 1944, relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado River and other rivers, as amended and supplemented by the protocol dated November 14, 1944, and the understandings recited in the Senate resolution of April 18, 1945, advising and consenting to ratification thereof.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Renumbering of SectionFor termination of renumbering of this section by section 10701(e)(2) of Pub. L. 111–11, see Termination Date of 2009 Amendment note below.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of

April 6, 1949, referred to in text, is act Apr. 6, 1949, ch. 48, 63 Stat. 31, which is not classified to the Code. Act of

May 31, 1939, referred to in text, is act

May 31, 1939, ch. 155, 53 Stat. 785, which is not classified to the Code.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination Date of 2009 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–11 to be null and void on issuance of a court order terminating a certain Agreement and Contract between New Mexico, the Navajo Nation, and the United States, see section 10701(e)(2) of Pub. L. 111–11, set out as an Agreement note under section 620 of this title.

§620o Definitions