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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 72 - Water Law » Article 15 - Interstate Compacts

Section 72-15-28 – [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislatures of the states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, and approved by the congress of the United States of America. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-28, enacted by Laws 1949, […]

Section 72-15-3 – [Notice of approval.]

Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governor of Texas and to the governor of Oklahoma and to the president of the United States, as provided in Article XI of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-3, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 4, § 2.

Section 72-15-4 – [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislature of the state of Texas and the legislature of the state of Oklahoma and consented to by the congress of the United States of America. History: 1978 Comp., § […]

Section 72-15-5 – [Colorado River Compact.]

The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and adopt the compact aforesaid, which is as follows: COLORADO RIVER COMPACT Signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 24, 1922. ________ COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION, Herbert Hoover, chairman. W.S. Norveil, commissioner for the state of Arizona. W.F. McClure, commissioner for the state of California. Delph E. […]

Section 72-15-6 – [Notice of approval.]

Notice of the approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governors of each of the other signatory states and to the president of the United States, as provided in Article II (11) [Article XI] of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-6, enacted by Laws 1923, ch. […]

Section 72-15-7 – [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislatures of the other signatory states and by the congress of the United States. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-7, enacted by Laws 1923, ch. 6, § 3.

Section 72-15-8 – [Colorado River Compact; modified.]

That the provisions of the first paragraph of Article XI of the Colorado River Compact [72-15-5 NMSA 1978], making said compact effective when it shall have been approved by the legislature of each of the signatory states, are hereby waived and said compact shall become binding and obligatory upon the state of New Mexico and […]

Section 72-15-9 – [Certified copies.]

That certified copies of this act [72-15-8, 72-15-9 NMSA 1978] be forwarded by the governor of the state of New Mexico to the president of the United States, the secretary of state of the United States, and the governors of the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-9, […]