Title 43 of the U.S. Code § 1599 - Definitions
Full text of § 1599 from Title 43 of the United States Code.
§ 1599. Definitions
As used in this subchapter—
(a) all terms that are defined in the Colorado River Compact shall have the meanings therein defined;
(b) "Colorado River Basin States" means the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
(Pub. L. 93–320, title II, §209, June 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 275.)
CHAPTER 32B—COLORADO RIVER FLOODWAY
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