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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 155- -MAY 31, 1949 Arkansas River and as to the operation and siltation of John Martin Reservoir and other related structures. The Administration shall cooperate in the procurement, interchange, compilation and publica- tion of all factual data bearing upon the administration of this Com- pact without, in general, duplicating measurements, observations or publications made by State or Federal agencies. State officials shall furnish pertinent factual data to the Administration upon its request. The Administration shall, with the collaboration of the appropriate Federal and State agencies, determine as may be necessary from time to time, the location of gaging stations required for the proper admin- istration of this Compact and shall designate the official records of such stations for its official use. "(2) The Director, U. S. Geological Survey, the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, are hereby requested to collaborate with the Administration and with appro- priate State officials in the systematic determination and correlation of data referred to in paragraph G (1) of this Article and in the execution of other duties of such officials which may be necessary for the proper administration of this Compact. "(3) If deemed necessary for the administration of this Compact, the Administration may require the installation and maintenance, at the expense of water users, of measuring devices of approved type in any ditch or group of ditches diverting water from the Arkansas River in Colorado or Kansas. The chief official of each State charged with the administration of water rights shall supervise the execution of the Administration's requirements for such installations. "H. Violation of any of the provisions of this Compact or other actions prejudicial thereto which come to the attention of the Admin- istration shall be promptly investigated by it. When deemed advis- able as the result of such investigation, the Administration may report its findings and recommendations to the State official who is charged with the administration of water rights for appropriate action, it being the intent of this Compact that enforcement of its terms shall be accomplished in general through the State agencies and officials charged with the administration of water rights. "I. Findings of fact made by the Administration shall not be con- clusive in any court or before any agency or tribunal but shall consti- tute prima facie evidence of the facts found. "J. The Administration shall report annually to the Governors of the States and to the President of the United States as to matters within its purview. "ARTICLE IX "A. This Compact shall become effective when ratified by the Legis- lature of each State and when consented to by the Congress of the United States by legislation providing substantially, among other things, as follows: "'Nothing contained in this Act or in the Compact herein consented to shall be construed as impairing or affecting the sovereignty of the United States or any of its rights or jurisdiction in and over the area or waters which are the subject of such Compact: Provided, that the Chief of Engineers is hereby authorized to operate the conservation features of the John Martin Reservoir Project in a manner conforming to such Compact with such exceptions as he and the Administration created pursuant to the Compact may jointly approve.' "B. This Compact shall remain in effect until modified or termi- nated by unanimous action of the States and in the event of modifica- tion or termination all rights then established or recognized by this Compact shall continue unimpaired. 151 Collaboration with certain U. S . officials. Report. Effective date.

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