43 USC § 1599 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s1599"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "43 USC § 1599 - Definitions"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "1599"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "MEASURES UPSTREAM FROM IMPERIAL DAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–320, title II, § 209, June 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 275.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–320, title II, § 209, June 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 275.)