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Show 300 INTERSTATE COMPACTS General Services Administration of the United States of America and one of which shall be forwarded to the Governor of each State. Done in the City of Logansport, in the State of Louisiana, this 26th day of January, 1953. Henry L. Woodworth Representative for the State of Texas John W. Simmons Representative for the State of Texas Roy T. Sesstjms Representative for the State of Louisiana Approved: Louis W. Prenttss Representative of the United States NOTES Congressional consent to negotiations.-By the Act of November 1, 1951 (65 Stat. 736), the Congress gave its consent to the negotiation by the States of Texas and Louisiana of a compact "providing for an equitable apportionment among the said States of the wTaters of the Sabine River and its tributaries, upon the condition that one suitable person, not a resident of, not living in, and having no interests in, either Texas or Louisiana, who shall be appointed by the President of the United States, shall participate in said negotiations as the representa- tive of the United States and shall make a report to the Congress of the proceedings and of any compact entered into." It was also pro- vided that the compact should not be "binding or obligatory upon any of the parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been ratified by the legislature of each of the States aforesaid and approved by the Congress of the United States". Presidential instructions to Federal representative.-In appointing Colonel Louis W. Prentiss to represent the United States in the negotiation of a Sabine River compact, the President wrote to him on January 8,1952, in part as follows: "I am sure that you recognize the importance of the duties you are about to assume. Interstate compacts are becoming an increasingly beneficial and appropriate device for achieving cooperation among the States. As the representative of the United States during the negotiations, you will have the opportunity to perform a valuable serv- ice to both the State and Federal Governments. You should know that serious concern has been expressed by the Department of Justice and by other Federal agencies that some interstate water compacts approved in the past may not have adequately protected the interests of the United States. "At my request the Bureau of the Budget has prepared a memoran- dum on this problem and has suggested methods whereby matters of Federal concern would be more fully considered during the negotia- tion process. A copy of this memorandum is enclosed for your guid- ance and information. In addition, the various Federal departments and agencies which have an interest in interstate compacts will be available to you for advice and consultation. As suggested in the Bureau's memorandum I request that you inform me from time to time during the negotiation of the compact of developing issues re- |
