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<br />SYNOPSIS <br /> <br />Division of the waters of the Arkansas River for irrigation <br /> <br /> <br />usage has been in dispute between Colorado and Kansas since 1901. <br /> <br /> <br />The Supreme Court of the United States in its latest Opinion, <br /> <br /> <br />December 6, 1943, admonished the litigants to compose their controversy <br /> <br /> <br />"by negotiation and agreement, pursuant to the compact clause of the <br /> <br /> <br />Federal constitution." Accordingly, with the consent of Congress and <br /> <br /> <br />participation by a representative of the United States pursuant to the <br /> <br /> <br />Act approved April 19, 1945, a compact has been negotiated and has <br /> <br /> <br />been ratified by the Legislatures of Colorado and Kansas, The proposed <br /> <br /> <br />compact provides an equitable, constructive and workable solution to <br /> <br /> <br />the interstate controversy; it contains adequate protection for the <br /> <br /> <br />interests of the United States; and it establishes appropriate <br /> <br /> <br />machinery for future administration. Therefore, the proposed Arkansas <br /> <br /> <br />River Compact merits approval by the Congress. <br /> <br />Section 1. AUTHORIZATION <br /> <br /> <br />The act of Congress, approved April 19, 1945 (Public Law 34, <br /> <br /> <br />79th Congress, Chapter 79, 1st Session) giving consent to the States <br /> <br /> <br />of Colorado and Kansas to negotiate and enter into a compact not <br /> <br /> <br />later than January 1, 1950 for an equitable division and apportionment <br /> <br /> <br />of the waters of the Arkansas River and its tributaries, authorized <br /> <br /> <br />the President of the United States to appoint a representative who <br /> <br /> <br />should participate in the compact negotiations and who should report <br /> <br />-1- <br /> <br />