BOARD02492

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2005
• Description: Status of Legislation
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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COMMITTEE SHALL ESTABLISH AND REFER TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBL Y AN

INTERBASIN COMPACT CHARTER THAT SHALL GOVERN AND GUIDE ALL

NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BASIN ROUNDTABLES UNDER THIS ARTICLE. IF

THE COMMITIEE DOES NOT SO REFER THE CHARTER BY JULY 1, 2006, THIS

ARTICLE IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006. UPON RECEIPT,

CONSIDERATION, AND APPROVAL OF THE CHARTER BY THE GENERAL

ASSEMBLY ACTING BY BILL, NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BASIN ROUNDT ABLES

MAY COMMENCE. ANY COMPACT OR OTHER AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED

USING THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL FULLY

COMPLY WITH THE TERMS, REQUIREMENTS, AND PROCEDURES

ESTABLISHED IN THE INTERBASIN COMPACT CHARTER AS APPROVED

PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (2).

(3) AT A MINlMUM, THE INTERBASIN COMPACT CHARTER SHALL

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

(a) A NEGOTIATING FRAMEWORK AND FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES

TO GUIDE VOLUNTARY NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BASIN ROUNDTABLES,

INCLUDING PRESENT AND FUTURE CONSUMPTIVE AND NONCONSUMPTIVE

WATER USES AND SUCH POLICIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT

COMPACTS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ROUNDTABLES DO NOT

CONFLICT OR OTHERWISE NOT CONFORM WITII ONE ANOTHER;

(b) SUBJECT TO THE PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED IN SECTION

37-75-102. PROCEDURES FOR RATIFYlNG COMPACTS OR OTHER

AGREEMENTS BETWEEN BASIN ROUNDTABLES, INCLUDING THE

REQUIREMENT THAT EVERY BASIN ROUNDTABLE WHOSE WATERS ARE

AFFECTED BY A PROPOSED COMPACT OR OTHER AGREEMENT SHALL

PROVIDE ITS AFFIRMATIVE SUPPORT FOR SUCH PROPOSED COMPACT OR

OTHER AGREEMENT BEFORE SUCH COMPACT OR AGREEMENT IS FINAL OR

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