### Question
How is the "Upper Colorado River Basin Compact" defined?


### Answer
The term **Upper Colorado River Basin Compact** is defined in *43 U.S.C. § 620o* as follows -

> that certain compact executed on October 11, 1948 by commissioners representing the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and consented to by the Congress of the United States of America by Act of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 620o*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12B-COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT**

