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PUBLIC LAW 93-152-NOV. 13, 1973 "ARTICLE

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"A. The provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect i;ntil changed or amended by unanimous action of the States acting through their Commissioners and until such changes are ratified by the legislatures of the respective States and consented to by the Congress of the United States in the same manner as this Compact is required to be ratified to become effective. ' B. This Compact may be terminated at any time by the appropriate action of the legislature of both signatory States. •'C. In the event of amendment or termination of the Compact, all rights established under the Compact shall continue unimj^aired. "ARTICLE

XI

•"Xothing in this Compact shall be deemed: "A. To impair or affect the powers, rights or obligations of the United States, or those claiming under its authority in, over, and to the waters of the Arkansas River Basin; " B. To interfere with or impair the right or power of either signatory State to regulate within its boundaries of appropriation, use and control of waters within that State not inconsistent with its obligations under this Compact. "ARTICLE

XII

"If any part or application of this Compact should be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions and application of this Compact shall remain in full force and effect. "ARTICLE

XIII

"A. This Compact shall become binding and obligatory when it shall have been ratified by the legislature of each State and consented to by the Congress of the United States, and when the Congressional Act consenting to this Compact includes the consent of Congress to name and join the United States as a party in any litigation in the United States Supreme Court, if the United States is an indispensable party, and if the litigation arises out of this Compact or its application, and if a signatory State is a party thereto. "B. The States of Arkansas and Oklahoma mutually agree and consent to be sued in the United States District Court under the provisions of Public Law 87-830 as enacted October 15, 1962, or as may ,

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he thereafter amended. and note. "C. Notice of ratification by the legislature 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 consent by the Congress of the United States. " I N WITNESS WHEREOF, the authorized representatives have executed three counterparts hereof such of which shall be and constitute an original, one of which will be deposited with the Administrator of General Services of the United States, and one of which shall be forwarded to the Governor of each State.

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