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<br />000599 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />uses. All waters belong to the people of the state, subject to regulation by <br /> <br /> <br />the state. Kansas does not impose restrictions on interbasin transfer of <br /> <br /> <br />waters; such transbasin diversions exist presently. Kansas' major interstate <br /> <br />streams are compacted by Federal decree. <br />MINNESOTA <br /> <br />No water appropriation permit shall be issued under section I05.41 of <br /> <br />Minnesota law unless it is consistent with State, regional, and local water <br /> <br />related land resources management plans provided that regional and local plans <br /> <br />are consistent with statewide plans. <br /> <br />No application for use of surface waters of the State for any purpose is <br /> <br />complete until the applicant submits, as part of the application, a contingency <br /> <br />plan which describes the alternative he will utilize if further appropriation <br />is restricted due to the flow of a stream or the level of a water basin. No <br /> <br />surface water appropriation shall be allowed for any purpose unless the <br /> <br />contingency plan is feasible or the permitee agrees to withstand the results of <br /> <br />no appropriation. <br />Diversions of water from the State for use in other states or regions <br /> <br />shall be discouraged. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MISSOURI <br />The State will determine the needs and effective mechanisms for allocation <br />of basin waters between basin States. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />MONTANA <br />The State's principal objective is to assume responsibility for the <br />utilization, development, and conservation of water and related land resources <br /> <br /> <br />in Montana. In order to implement this objective, it is essential that all <br /> <br /> <br />water-use requirements be quantified in a reasonable and equitable manner and <br /> <br /> <br />that water quality and quantity planning and management be integrated. Montana <br /> <br />G-57 <br />