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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 184-JUNE 9, 1949 (b) Affecting any rights or powers of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, in or to the waters of the Pecos River, or its capacity to acquire rights in and to the use of said waters; (c) 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; (d) 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. ARTICLE XII The consumptive use of water by the United States or any of its agencies, instrumentalities or wards, shall be charged as a use by the state in which the use is made; provided, that such consumptive use incident to the diversion, impounding, or conveyance of water in one state for use in the other state shall be charged to such latter states ARTICLE XIII This Compact shall not be construed as establishing any general principle or precedent applicable to other interstate streams, ARTICLE XIV This Compact may be terminated at any time by appropriate action of the legislatures of both of the signatory states. In the event of such termination, all rights established under it shall continue unimpaired. ARTICLE XV 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 legisla- ture of each State shall be given by the Governor of that State to the Governor of the other State and to the President of the United States, and the President is hereby requested to give notice to the Governor of each State of approval by the Congress of the United States. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Commissioners have executed three counterparts hereof each of which shall be and constitute an original, one of which shall be deposited in the archives of the Depart- ment of State of the United States, and one of which shall be for- warded to the Governor of each State. Done at the City of Santa Fe, State of New Mexico, this 3rd day of December, 1948, APPROVED John H. Bliss Commissioner for the State of New Mexico Charles H. Miller Commissioner for the State of Texas Berkeley Johnson Representative of the United States of America Approved June 9, 1949. 165 Termination. Ratification and approval. Deposit of original.

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