The terms and provisions of the Compact referred to in NRS 234.130 are as follows:

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The boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam has become indefinite and uncertain because of meanderings in the main channel of the Colorado River with the result that a state of confusion exists as to the true and correct location of the boundary and the enforcement and administration of the laws of the two states have been rendered difficult.

The purpose of this Compact is to fix the location of the boundary line between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam.

The boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam is herewith defined as a line passing through a series of fixed points located in the mid-channel of the Colorado River which are tied by bearing and distance to establish monuments and described as follows:

This compact shall become operative when it has been ratified and approved by the Legislatures of the States of Arizona and Nevada and approved by the Congress of the United States.