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Show CANADIAN RIVER COMPACT 43 (c) The Commission may: (1) Employ s,udh engineering, legal, clerical and other person- nel as in its judgment: niay 'be necessary for the performance of itis ;fuftetionsunder: this CJompact; (2) Enter into contracts with appropriate Federal agencies for the ;colleetion,: correlation, and presentation of factual data, for the maintenance of records, and for the preparation of reports; (3) Perform all functions required of it by this Compact and do all things necessary, proper, or convenient in the performance of its duties hereunder, independently or in cooperation with ap- propriate governmental agencies. (d) The Commission shall: (1) Cause to be established, maintained and operated such stream and other gaging stations and evaporation stations as may from time to time be necessary for proper administration of the Compact, independently or in cooperation with appropriate gov- ernmental agencies; (2) Make and transmit to the Governors of the signatory States on or before the last day of March of each year, a report covering the activities of the Commission for the preceding year; (3) Make available to the Governor of any signatory State, on his request, any information within its possession at any time, and shall always provide access to its records by the Governors of the States, or their representatives, or by authorized representatives of the United States. article x Nothing in this Compact shall be construed as: (a) Affecting the obligations of the United States to the Indian Tribes; (b) Subjecting any property of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, to taxation by any State or subdivision thereof, or creating any obligation on the part of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, by reason of the acquisition, construction or opera- tion of any property or works of whatever kind, to make any payment to any State or political subdivision thereof, state agency, municipality or entity whatsoever, in reimbursement for the loss of taxes; (c) Subjecting any property of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, to the laws of any State to an extent other than the extent to which such laws would apply without regard to this Compact; (d) Applying to, or interfering with, the right or power of any signatory State to regulate within its boundaries the appropriation, use and control of water, not inconsistent with its obligations under this Compact; (e) Establishing any general principle or precedent applicable to other interstate streams. ARTICLE XI This Compact shall become binding and obligatory when it shall have been ratified by the Legislature of each State and approved by the Congress of the United States. Notice of ratification by the Legis- lature of each State Shall be given by the Governor of that State to the Governors of the other States and to the President of the United |