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Show YELLOWSTONE RIVER COMPACT 363 I. The term "Domestic Use" shall mean the use of water by an indi- vidual, or by a family unit or household for drinking, cooking, laun- dering, sanitation and other personal comforts and necessities; and for the irrigation of a family garden or orchard not exceeding one- half acre in area. J. The term "Stock Water Use" shall mean the use of water for livestock and poultry. ARTICLE III A. It is considered that no Commission or administrative body is necessary to administer this Compact or divide the waters of the Yellowstone Eiver 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 com- posed of one representative from the State of Wyoming and one repre- sentative from the State of Montana, to be selected by the Governors of said States as such States may choose, and one 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. B. The salaries and necessarv expenses of each State representa- tive shall be paid by the respective State; all other expenses incident to the administration of this Compact not borne by the United States shall be allocated to and borne one-half by the State of Wyoming and one-half by the State of Montana. C. In addition to other powers and duties herein conferred upon the Commission and the members thereof, the jurisdiction of the Commission shall include the collection, correlation, and presenta- tion of factual data, the maintenance of records having a bearing upon the administration of this Compact, and recommendations to such States upon matters connected with the administration of this Compact, and the Commission may employ such services and make such expenditures as reasonable and necessary within the limit of funds provided for that purpose by the respective States, and shall compile a report for each year ending September 30 and transmit it to the Governors of the signatory States on or before December 31 of each year. D. The Secretary of the Army; the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of Agriculture; the Chairman, Federal Power Com- mission ; the Secretary of Commerce, or comparable officers of what- ever Federal agencies may succeed to the functions and duties of these agencies, and such other Federal officers and officers of appro- priate agencies of the signatory States having services or data useful or necessary to the Compact Commission, shall cooperate, ex-officio, with the Commission in the execution of its duty in the collection, correlation, and publication of records and data necessary for the proper administration of the Compact; and these officers may perform such other services related to the Compact as may be mutually agreed upon with the Commission. E. The Commission shall have power to formulate rules and regu- lations and to perform any act which they may find necessary to carry out the provisions of this Compact, and to amend such rules and |
