§ 620o. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC620o]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12B--COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT
Sec. 620o. Definitions
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.
(Apr. 11, 1956, ch. 203, Sec. 16, 70 Stat. 111.)
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.
