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Show 42 INTERSTATE COMPACTS ARTICLE VI Oklahoma shall have free and unrestricted use of all waters of Canadian River in Oklahoma. ARTICLE VII The Commission may permit New Mexico to impound more water than the amount set forth in Article IV and may permit Texas to im- pound more water than the amount set forth in Article V; provided, that no State shall thereby be deprived of water neoded for beneficial usej provided further that each such permission shall be for a limited period not exceeding twelve months; and provided further that no State or user of water within any State shall thereby acquire any right to the continued use of any such quantity of water so permitted to be impounded. ARTICLE VIII Each State shall furnish to the Commission at intervals designated by the Commission accurate records of the quantities of water stored in reservoirs pertinent to the administration of this Compact. ARTICLE IX (a) There is hereby created an interstate administrative agency to be known as the "Canadian River Commission." The Commission shall be composed of three Commissioners, one from each of the signa- tory States, designated or appointed in accordance with the laws of each such State, and if designated by the President an additional Com- missioner representing the United States. The President is hereby requested to designate such a Commissioner. If so designated, the Commissioner representing the United States shall be the presiding officer of the Commission, but shall not have the right to vote in any of the deliberations of the Commission. All members of the Commis- sion must be present to constitute a quorum. A unanimous vote of the Commissioners for the three signatory States shall be necessary to all actions taken by the Commission. (b) The salaries and personal expenses of each Commissioner shall be paid by the government which he represents. All other expenses which are incurred by the Commission incident to the administration of this Compact and which are not paid by the United States shall be borne equally by the three States and be paid by the Commission out of a revolving fund hereby created to be known as the "Canadian River Revolving Fund." Such fund shall be initiated and maintained by equal payments of each State into the fund in such amounts as will be necessary for administration of this Compact. Disbursements shall be made from said fund in such manner as may be authorized by the Commission. Said fund shall not be subject to the audit and account- ing procedures of the States. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall be audited by a qualified independent public accountant at regular intervals and the report of the audit shall be included in and become a part of the annual report of the Commission. |