OCR Text |
Show SNAKE JtfVfift COMPACT 307 ARTICLE XI In case any reservoir is constructed in one State where the water is to be used principally in the other State, sufficient water not to exceed five cubic feet per second shall be released at all times, if necessary for stock-water use and conservation of fish and wildlife. ARTICLE XII The provisions of this compact shall remain in full force and effect unless amended or terminated by action of the legislatures of both States and consented to and approved by the Congress of the United States in the same manner as this compact is required to be ratified and approved to become effective; provided, that in the event of such amendment or termination all rights theretofore established here- under or recognized hereby shall continue to be recognized as valid by both States notwithstanding such amendment or termination. ARTICLE XIII Nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit or prevent either State from instituting or maintaining any action or proceeding, legal or equitable, for the protection of any right under this compact or the enforcement of any of its provisions. ARTICLE XIV A. Nothing in this compact shall be deemed: 1. To affect adversely any rights to the use of the waters of the Snake River, including its tributaries entering downstream from the Wyoming-Idaho state line, owned by or for Indians, Indian tribes and their reservations. The water required to satisfy these rights shall be charged against the allocation made to the State in which the Indians and their lands are located. 2. To impair or affect any rights or powers of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, in and to the use of the waters of the Snake River nor its capacity to acquire rights in and to the use of said waters. 3. To apply to any waters within the Yellowstone National Park or Grand Teton National Park. 4. To subject any property of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities to taxation by either State or subdivisions thereof, nor to create an obligation on the part of the United States, its agents or instrumentalities, by reason of the acquisition, construction or operation of any property or works of whatsoever kind, to make any payments to any State or political subdivisions thereof, State agency, municipality or entity whatsoever in reim- bursement for the loss of taxes. 5- To subject any works of the United States used in connection with the control or use of waters which are the subject of this |