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001636 YELlOWSTOl!E RIVER CO;,IPACT CO~iJI!ISSION . 408 Federal Building Helena, Montana December 26, 1957 His Excellency ~ulward L. Slinpson Governor of the State of v~~r~ng Cheyenne, Wyoming His Excellency J. Hugo Aronson Governor of the State of Montana Helena, Montana His Excellency John E. Davis Governor of the State of North Dakota Bismarck, North Day-ota Sirs: . Pursuant to Article III of the Yellowstone P.iver Compact, the Canmis- sion created according to the torms of said Compact I,Lakes the following sixth annual report. The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Yellowstone River Ca'pact Commission was held at Billings, Montana on November 26, 1957. The duly constituted members were in attendance. Your Commissioners did not determine the allocable uses of the several states during the report period ending September 30, 1957. These deten;ana- tions were not considered necessary under the present state of water-resources development. We are in agreement that allocable "ater uses were not exceeded by the upstream State or States during this period and no problems of that nature were noted or expressed. Stream flow at the desienated points of measurement exceeded flows of a year ago by 15 to 30 percent. The adnunistrative expenses of the Commission during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957 were $6,000, of which $3,000 was borne by the federal government. The remaining $3,000 ",as borne by contributions of $1,500 each by the States of Montana and Wyoming. A budget of $6,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958 was approved. It is anticipated that budgets of a like amount, namely $6,000 per year, will be adequate for the administra- tive expense of the Commission during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959. This is contingent upon approximately the present level of data collection and administration. . 1.