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title: "43 U.S.C. § 1599"
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# 43 U.S.C. § 1599 - Definitions

## Text

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.)