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Senate Joint Reso 145 and
House Joint Reso 226 RESUL+J's'ION 1u0. ��
R�''SOLUTIO�d URGING SETTLE�ZENT
UF THE CAL1FuRNIA-r1i�IZONA '��^�ATER
DISFU'T�; �Y THE UTJITED STAT�S
SUPR�i� COUnT.
Tr°dru:R�AS the City of Chula Vista, California, is
located in the ser�i-arid region of 5outhern California
which depends for its vital water supply on the aqueduct
system of the �detropolitan ti��ater District of Southern
Califorr_ia;
AND ���HEREAS the residents of said City have assumed
their portion of the large sums necessasy to construct
and maintain the aqueduct system to bring �ater from the
Colorado River to Southern California;
AP1D ��JHEREAS our vital Colorado River '�'dater Supply
is nov� threatened by proposed �ater diversion projects in
4rizona;
AND �VHEREAS existing drought conditions in California
emphasize the absolute need for maintaining the existing
supply of Colorado Hiver ��ater undiminished by further diver-
sions;
Nd"uV, T�iLREFORE, BE IT RE50LVED that the City Council
of the City of Chula Vista, Calif'ornia ur�es the passage
by Congress of S�T�ATE JOIIVT RESOLUTION 145 and HOUSE JOINT
RE��LUTION 226, �rhich authori2es settlement of the CALIFORNIA -
ARIZGNA water controversy by the United States Supreme Court
according to law;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City af Chu1.a Vista, California, go on record as opposed to
any nev� pro jects v�hich plan to divert �ater from the Colorado
River until the United States Supreme Court has adjudicated
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the ri�hts of California and Arizona thereto.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of
�farch, 1948.
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May r of th ity f Chula Vista,
California.
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C ty Clerk of the Ciz of
Chula Vista, California
STATE OF CaI,IFORNIA)
COUNTY OF S�.N DIEGO) ss.
CITY OF CIstJLA VISTA)
I, �RB�.RT V. BRYAPdT, City Clerk of the City of Chula
Vista, California, DO I�REBY CERTIFY that the foregoing
Res�lution ��.s duly adopted by the City Council of the sai.d
City and was approved by the �} ayor af said City at a regulax
meeting of said Council held on the 23rd day of �axch, 1948,
and that it was so adopted by the following votes:
AY�S: Dyson, Kidder, Koester, Riesland, Nashold.
NO�S: None
ABSENT: None
Ci y Clerk f e City o Chula
Vista, Cal.ifornia.
�TATE OF CALIFORIvI�i)
COUNTY �F SAN DIEGO) ss.
CITY OF CI�ULA VISTA)
I, r�RBERT V. BRYANT, City Clerk of the City of Chu1a
Vista, California, DO H�EBY CERTIFY that the above an.d afore-
going is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. �'¢ `�,,
and that the same has not -�een amended or repealed.
DATED: March 23rd, 1948•
is�a�l�ali�ornia.���y of Chula
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