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Yellowstone River Compact (Wyoming Statutes: Title 41 - Water; Chapter 12; Article 6)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Wyoming
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Sub-national agreement Freshwater resources management Surface water Water rights Inland waters River basin institution Institution Governance Procedural matters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This article of the Wyoming Statutes adopts the Yellowstone River Compact entered into among the state of Montana, the state of North Dakota, and the state of Wyoming. It provides that it is considered that no commission or administrative body is necessary to administer this compact or divide the waters of the Yellowstone River basin as between the states of Montana and North Dakota. The provisions of this compact, as between the states of Wyoming and Montana, shall be administered by a commission composed of one (1) representative from the state of Wyoming and one (1) representative from the state of Montana, to be selected by the governors of said states as such states may choose, and one (1) representative selected by the director of the United States geological survey or whatever federal agency may succeed to the functions and duties of that agency, to be appointed by him at the request of the states to sit with the commission and who shall, when present, act as chairman of the commission without vote, except as herein provided.

Full text
English
Website
www.wyoleg.gov