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OC1205 ARTICLE VIII. This Article creates and defines the powers and duties of the Admin- istration which will be the agency to administer the provisions of the Compact, There shall be three representatives from each State, Those from Colorado shall be appointed by the Governor for a term not to exceed four years, and shall consist of one who shall be a resident and water right owner in Water District 67 (below the Reservoir) and one similarly qualified from either Water District 14 or Water District 17 (above the Reservoir), and the third one shall be the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. The Commission considered it important to designate the Colorado Director as a member because of the responsibility which the Colorado law places on the Colorado Water Conservation Board in all interstate water matters. It is also provided that there may be a Pederal representative on the Administration, who shall act as chairman but without a vote. Each State has but one vote, and any decision, authorization or other action must be unanimous. The duties of the Administration shall be purely administrative, and in no manner judicial. Cooperation with and between all appropriate State and Pederal agencies is required. Enforcement of the terms of the Compact shall be accomplished through the proper State agencies and officials, Each, State shall bear the salaries, if any, and the expenses of its own members, and all other expense of the Administration shall be paid 60% by Colorado and 40% by Kansas, All persons hired by the Admin- istration shall not be considered employees of either State, but strictly employees of the Administration, Proper records shall be kept of expenSes as well as factual data pertinent to the ~dministration of the Compact. It is estimated that for the first biennium 60% of the cost which would be paid by Colorado, including necessary furniture, equipment and supplies for establishing a moderate office near the Reservoir, will be approximately $5,600,00, and that thereafter the average biennial cost to Colorado should not exceed $5,000,00. . ARTICLE IX, This Article contains a recognition of a statement of principle (Paragraph A) which it is anticipated will be demanded by Congress, which the Commission con!)iders as proper in preserving the sovereignty of the United States, It is important to note that it is also provided that the Compact shall remain in effect until modified or terminated by unani- mous action of both States, and in the event of modification or termina~ tion, all rights then established or recognized by this Compact shall con- tinue unimpaired. ARKANSAS RIVER COMPACT The State of Colorado and the State of Kansas, parties signatory to this Compact (hereinafter referred to as "Colorado" and "Kansas," 10 , "," ,;-."-: -.S;