Chapter 522. Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of New Mexico and Oklahoma with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Cimarron River and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested
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Chap. 522: Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of New Mexico and Oklahoma with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Cimarron River and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. 1929-03-02 522 Chapter 45 Stat. 1503 70 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 public Chapter 522.— An Act Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of New Mexico and Oklahoma with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Cimarron River and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. March 2, 1929.[[H. R. 6496](/us/bill/70/hr/6496).][[Public, No. 948](/us/pl/70/948).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the consent ofNew Mexico and Oklahoma.Consent given for compacts between, for equitable division of water supply of Cimarron, etc., rivers.
Congress is hereby given to the States of New Mexico and Oklahoma to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements providing for an equitable division and apportionment between such States of the water supply of the Cimarron River and of the streams tributary thereto and of all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. Sec. 2. Such consent is given upon condition that a representativeFederal representative to take part in negotiations, and report to Congress. of the United States from the Department of the Interior, to be appointed by the President, shall participate in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the proceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into.
Other than the compensation andExpenses limited. expenses of such representative the United States shall not be liable for any expenses in connection with such negotiations, compact, or agreement. The payment of such expenses of such representativeReclamation funds to be used. are authorized to be paid from the appropriations for cooperative and general investigations for the Bureau of Reclamation. Sec. 3. No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obligatoryCompact subject to approval of each Legislature and Congress. upon either of such States unless and until it has been approved by the legislature of each of such States and by the Congress of the United States.
Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, March 2, 1929.
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Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of New Mexico and Oklahoma with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Cimarron River and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested
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