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 145 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 154, 155 -MAY 31, 1949 and the preservation of the forests on the Menominee Indian Reserva- tion in the State of Wisconsin", as amended, be, and is hereby, amended by inserting after the words "cut in any one year" the fol- lowing: "except that for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1949, June 30, 1950, and June 30, 1951, there may be cut not to exceed an additional five million feet of dead, diseased, and/or blown-down timber". Approved May 31, 1949. [CHAPTER 155] AN ACT To grant the consent of the United States to the Arkansas River compact. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the compact, signed (after negotiations in which a representative of the United States, duly appointed by the President, participated, and upon which he has reported to the Congress) by the Commissioners for the States of Colorado and Kansas on December 14, 1948, at Denver, Colorado, and thereafter ratified by the legislatures of each of the States aforesaid, which said compact reads as follows: "ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT "The State of Colorado and the State of Kansas, parties signatory to this Compact (hereinafter referred to as 'Colorado' and 'Kansas', respectively, or individually as a 'State', or collectively as the 'States') having resolved to conclude a compact with respect to the waters of the Arkansas River, and being moved by considerations of interstate comity, having appointed commissioners as follows: 'Henry C. Vidal, Gail L. Ireland, and Harry B. Mendenhall, for Colorado; and George S. Knapp, Edward F. Arn, William E. Leavitt, and Roland H. Tate, for Kansas'; and the consent of the Congress of the United States to negotiate and enter into an interstate compact not later than January 1, 1950, having been granted by Public Law 34, 79th Congress, 1st Session, and pursuant thereto the President having designated Hans Kramer as the representative of the United States, the said commis- sioners for Colorado and Kansas, after negotiations participated in by the representative of the United States, have agreed as follows: "ARTICLE I "The major purposes of this Compact are to: "A. Settle existing disputes and remove causes of future contro- versy between the States of Colorado and Kansas, and between citizens of one and citizens of the other State, concerning the waters of the Arkansas River and their control, conservation and utilization for irrigation and other beneficial purposes. "B. Equitably divide and apportion between the States of Colorado and Kansas the waters of the Arkansas River and their utilization as well as the benefits arising from the construction, operation and main- tenance by the United States of John Martin Reservoir Project for water conservation purposes. "ATICLE II "The provisions of this Compact are based on (1) the physical and other conditions peculiar to the Arkansas River and its natural drain- age basin, and the nature and location of irrigation and other develop- ments and facilities in connection therewith; (2) the opinion of the 81939-50 --PT. --- 10 May 31, 1949 [H. R. 4151] [Public Law 82] Arkansas River Compact. Consent of Con- gress. 59 Stat. 53 . IU. S. Representa- tive.

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