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Show CANADIAN RIVER COMPACT 49 "article x "(a) There is hereby created and established a conservancy district within each of the states signatory hereto and ratifying this compact, constituted of that part of the drainage basin of the Canadian Kiver System in any of said states; but no charge shall be placed against any state, or item of property, right, privilege, franchise, or immunity of any person, corporation or municipality, in said district in any of said states, unless there is benefit to such charged state, item of property, person, corporation or municipality; and then never in excess of the benefit lawfully determined by the Commissions acting jointly to be enjoyed by such state, item of property, person, corpora- tion or municipality, right, privilege, franchise, or immunity; pro- vided,, that any portion of the water allotted to use in any of said states may be used outside of the district by the consent of the district; and upon such terms of use and compensation to said district as may be determined by the constituted authorities of such district; and, further provided, that the initial control of said stream system, and the means of impounding and of control thereof shall remain in the joint action of the Commissions from the signatory states. "(b) That when the Commissions from the signatory states, acting jointly, shall have determined and approved the means of control of said river, they shall then and thereupon justly determine, allot, allo- cate to the district of each state, a just and equitable proportion, or ratio, of the total cost of the work of control as estimated, exclusive of the cost of application to beneficial use, which ratio of cost shall be the same as the ratio of benefit, as determined by said Commission, to and in each district. But the portion of cost and of benefits allotted to each district shall require the approval of the Commissions of each state, but when agreed to and assumed, the administration of the district, the distribution, assessment and collection of such portion of the cost of impounding and control as assumed by said district, shall be had in conformity with the laws, uses and practices now established, or to be hereafter established, within such state for the administration of con- servancy or improvement districts, not inconsistent with the provisions of this compact. " (c) That the expenditures of the funds required for the construc- tion, maintenance, repair and administration of the control works shall be under the control of the joint Commission of the Signatory States, who shall have power to advertise for bids for such work and enter into contracts for same according to rules and regulations therefor, adopted by such joint Commission, and all funds raised by the several districts to meet their part of the total costs of construction, mainte- nance, repair and administration of such control works as allocated to said districts, shall be disbursed upon the warrants of the joint com- mission under such rules and regulations as it may adopt. "(d) That all the resources of such of said districts in each of said states resulting from the assessments of benefits within said states, shalf be and are hereby dedicated to the discharge and payment of that part of ttaj cost of control of said river assumed within said state, and no other state or district shall be holden therefor, and each signatory |
