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Snake River Compact (Wyoming Statutes: Title 41 - Water; Chapter 12; Article 5)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
Wyoming
Type du document
Législation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Accord sous-national Gestion des resources en eau douce Eaux continentales Eaux superficielles Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Bassin/captage/bassin versant Drainage/assèchement Risques Inondation
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This article of the Wyoming Statutes adopts the Snake River Compact entered into between the states of Idaho and Wyoming. The major purposes of this compact are to provide for the most efficient use of waters of the Snake River for multiple purposes; to provide for equitable division of such waters; to remove causes of present and future controversies; to promote interstate comity; to recognize that the most efficient utilization of such waters is required for the development of the drainage area of the Snake River and its tributaries in Wyoming and Idaho; and to promote joint action by the states and the United States in the development and use of such waters and the control of floods. Either state using, claiming or in any manner asserting any right to the use of the waters of the Snake River under the authority of either state shall be subject to the terms of this compact.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.wyoleg.gov