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State Over Federal Power: The 100th Anniversary of the Colorado River Commission

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State Over Federal Power: The 100th Anniversary of the Colorado River Commission
The Colorado River wraps around Horseshoe Bend in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Page, Ariz., on Feb. 11, 2017. Rhona Wise /AFP/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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This year is the centennial anniversary of the Colorado River Commission, the “convention of states” that negotiated the Colorado River Compact.
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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