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PUBLIC LAW 86-663-AUG. U, 1968

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Public Law 85-653 AN ACT Granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Compact. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent and approval of Congress is given to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Compact, as hereinafter set out. Such compact reads as follows: TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY DEVELOPMENT COMPACT ARTICLE I

The purpose of this compact is to promote the development of a navigable waterway connecting the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers by way of the east fork of the Tombigbee River and Mackeys and Yellow Creeks so as to provide a nine-foot navigable channel from the junction of the Tombigbee and Warrior Rivers at Demopolis in the State of Alabama to the junction of Yellow Creek with the Tennessee River at Pickwick Pool in the State of Mississippi, and to establish a joint interstate authority to assist in these efforts. ARTICLE II

This compact shall become effective immediately as to the States ratifying it whenever the States of Alabama and Mississippi have ratified it and Congress has given consent thereto. Any State not mentioned in this article which is contiguous with any member State may become a party to this compact, subject to approval by the legislature of each of the member States. ARTICLE III

The States which are parties to this compact (hereinafter referred to as "party States") do hereby establish and create a joint agency which shall be known as the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority"). The membership of which Authority shall consist of the governor of each party State and five other citizens of each party State, to be appointed b}'' the governor thereof. Each appointed member of the Authority shall be a citizen of that State who is interested in the promotion and development of waterways and water transportation. The appointive members of the Authority shall serve for terms of four years each. Vacancies on the Authority shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired portion of the term. The members of the Authority shall not be compensated, but each shall be entitled to actual expenses incurred in attending meetings, or incurred otherwise in the performance of his duties as a member of the Authority. The members of the Authority shall hold regular quarterly meetings and such special meetings as its business may require. They shall choose annually a chairman and vice chairman from among their members, and the chairmanship shall rotate each year among the party States in order of their acceptance of this compact. The secretary of the Authority (hereinafter provided for) shall notify each member in writing of all meetings of the Authority in such a manner and under such rules and regulations as the Authority may prescribe. The Authority shall adopt rules and regulations

August 14, 1958 [S.3987]

TenneBtee-Totn* bigbee W a t e r w a y Development Compact. C o n g r e ••ional consent.

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