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<br />':omllth)l\~ ~nd w;Jnl~ of thl.' rcopl... '>hall [('-
<br />mam 111 r'mcC' In aid uf the G...neral SlalUlt"~ of
<br />thi~ ~I;jle; but lhe rul\' of tilL' .:l'IllIlh>n laW, IIlJ[
<br />\talult'~ in demgallon thert'of shall bl' "trIdl~
<br />(()n~lrued. ~hall nlll bl." Jppll\:Jble \0 Jny g1.'n-
<br /><'Ial ~1:lIu!t... oj this sLJte. bul all ,Udl slatull',
<br />,hall be liberally .:onstru...d 10 promnte Ih":lI
<br />Obll.'d ..
<br />As a Il.'suh of the prO\lSll)l\l, quoted ahl)\....IIH...
<br />rules 01 the [ngllsh ,,::pfIllm'lI law bl'C;JnH' the rules
<br />of de(ISUln III IhlS SIJIt' In the watl.',law lldd. C\-
<br />CCpt as 1110:)' wt'r,' modified by slJtut,', III llw yea!s
<br />that fl)ll11W,'J. lilt' Kansas Il'glslalurc modified Ihe
<br />ba,'" la.... 01 thl' Slale hy l'nadlllg J l1umbel "f
<br />'lgnlll.:alll ,talules. They mcluded h::IO. L.lWS 1!-6h,
<br />Ch. 57, Kall. lalH 1~76. eh 5s; K;m Laws l!'iil6.
<br />Ch. 115. (UllslllU[lllg Ih~ IIltrodU(llon of th.: ar-
<br />propriation dudrinl' IIltn Kamas b....,. Kan. L:I.....s
<br />IhX'I. (h Q~. Kan, La....s IRWI. rho 165. K:il1.
<br />La...... Ik9J. rho 133. Kan. La.....s lfi95. rho ](,~.
<br />.:realm!! Ihl' Slall' Huard of Irrigalion Sur\~y Jlld
<br />(-:\.p~rIlllent. K;Jn. La.....s ] ~9<). ell. 151; Karl. Laws
<br />J<H7. ('h 17~. UCJllng Ihl' f\;JllSJS \l.alcr (om.
<br />ml~~IOl1 and ;Jgain cmpha\l/lng Ihl' appropTlallOn
<br />,jO(trllll', I\an. La....... 191'1. (h. ~18. ucalmg the
<br />DIVI"lllIl of [mgalll,n of Ihl.' Slall.' Bllard of Agrl.
<br />(ulture; I\all. l.a....... Iq~7. (h. ~QJ. .:reallllg lilt.'
<br />DI\'l'lilll 01 W;Jler Rl.'suur.:es of Iht' Stal~ BU;Hd ,)f
<br />A!!r1(ullurc Jnd Irnj!Jliull. K;ln. Lall.-s 1933. Ch.
<br />Xll'l. K;Jr,. Laws IQ..5. rho J90. populJrly I-.:nn....n
<br />as Ille Kam;l~ \\";lter "prroprJ;JIllln A.:t, K:lll_ L.J\\.s
<br />19~7. eh 5."'. amcndllJg. SUpplcll1Cllllng ;lnd rt'-
<br />pt'Jlmg .:t'rt:.nn pnJ\lslllTlS 01 Ihc I'-Q5 ,\':1. KJn.
<br />La....., l<lhS, rho 557. amendIng K.S..-\ "~a.70I1h
<br />II 96..1, "Ill' uf Ihe Kall..a, apprupriation SI;ltUtt'S;
<br />Kan. UIl.5 1'16J. eh 51... offl(laJly de\lgnall.'d
<br />Ihr "slalr .....:ll...r pbn a.:t". and. Kan_ Laws I 'IllS,
<br />rh. 55l'i. uffi,'lally dl"lgnaled the "sl;ll... wal...1
<br />pbn'"
<br />The slalutory pr{l\J~lOns (I1l'd atlll\e .:onSlllut...
<br />Ihe mall1 proviSions enacted for Ihe J.:qulslllOn.
<br />adrmlllslrallun. Jnd .:ontrol of WJter rights ;Jl\d
<br />waler r...sour~'e dl'velllpmenl In Ihe Slatt' A .:on.
<br />slderahle numher of .Hht'l SIJlule". rclalmg lu a
<br />nUll1h~r of \llhcr a!:II\'illl'" 111 Ihe waIn law neld.
<br />IHrt' Jlso p;lsst'd ThuS<;' se':lIons m.:luded mall..."
<br />re!Jlmg 10 Jrain;Jg.... sewage Ji~pllS;!1. pollutIon
<br />,-"<-lIllwl. .:hannd Improwrnenl. p,"1-.: devel"pment.
<br />le\(l' and dJffi conslru.:tII)f1. dala ~'\,lJl.'.:tl\ln. "'II
<br />consernllllll. g...nelal pWVlSll.lllS relaung to Iht'
<br />.:TeaHan lit "pl'oa! dISIII.:!S. Jnd lh~ III-.:e Olll~
<br />thosl' MJlute, Ihal relate III Ih(' iop....:rh.: h)PI'::,
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<br />f>KJR, l ,S_ IlIf>lI. ek I J <l. 'J Tkl~ ....-.:rl<JR flU'" ~rru" ~,
<br />"'s,". ,;-IO<lO."t>4j,
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<br />.:overed b~ Ihl~ Il.'pllrl are IlIduded JIl Ih~ p;JsSJges
<br />Ihat follow
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<br />3. Republican River Instentate Compact
<br />(Colo..Kan..Nebr.1
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<br />TIle Rerublr,'arl RI\'I'I (umpa.:!. UJ\'ul\'lng the
<br />Slall" of l\all\J~. ('1,!I'radu. and ~.:brasb. pellJtns
<br />III the ....alers III Ihe Repuh!io:an RI\'er BasJIlIO II.
<br />Junclllln With the Slllul-.:y lIil1 JI1 Kanl>Js. Afler raIl'
<br />tlo:ation b~ Ihe Ihree Slall'S. Congress 1;lllfJCd Ihe
<br />compa.:1 amI Ihe PTl'S1dl'II1 appro\'ed II on ~lay ~6.
<br />Ill..3 ~ lt~ ffiajlll purp,}\.!;.''' arc 10 pf\J\'lde for Ihe
<br />muSI eltkll'nl use of Ihe walers 01 Ih... Repub]ican
<br />Rjvl'r ltmn fur llIUltlpll' purp'l\e". 10 rrnvlde- for
<br />an equitable dl\'lsion 01 such walers. to rt'l1lu\'e- all
<br />cau"es. presenl and fUlure. whkh rmg,hl lead 10
<br />l.ul1ITlWerSll'S: III plOfllolt'J11ll'rstall' .:omity: 10 I"'C'
<br />ogni/e Ihal Ihe mo,t l.'lTi':lent utill/Jlton or' Ihe
<br />walers wllhin thl.' ba"lfl is fur benr"I.::r;!1 ':llllSump-
<br />liH' USl'. and 10 prolllull.' joiul a.:tlOn by the slales
<br />and thl.' Unlled St;lles In the etficient uSt;' 01 waler
<br />:llld the conlrol of deslru.:ll\'e !lood!; 8
<br />tndelthe ':\lmpa':l, lhe Ihree ~tales are requlIt'd
<br />10 culle.:t and ':llrrelJll' Ihl' dala neo.:l'~SJry for the
<br />propt" Jdl11llllSllallun of thc (omp:l.:t pruvlslons.
<br />In ea.:h S1ale the ort1cial o.:hargd wilh tlh' dUly of
<br />;Jdl11l1lISlrrlfl!!- Ihe pub II.: waler slIppIJes adminl"...rs
<br />Ie.. plO\lswns. In Ihe pl.'rfnrrnance of Ihelr dUlles
<br />Ihey nuy. h~ Ullal1lll111US action. Jdopl such rules
<br />and fegulallom ;JS are o.:on,JSlent wllh Ihe proviSions
<br />of lhe ':1,mpa':I.<J :\,'rordjngl~. on Jul~ ]5. 145IJ.
<br />they drd ad"pI rule~ and regula lions o.:ol\s\l(ulmg
<br />TIle RepunlK'an RII'er Compact :\dmrnistrallon.
<br />i\JJo,'atlllns or' Ihe .....aler ,urplles of lhe severJI
<br />dlam:!ge baslIls rml-.:lI1g up Ihe Repubhcan River
<br />Ihsm III the Ihree Slales arc deTlved from the rom.
<br />rUled average JTlnllal \'[rgin waler supply of ca.:h
<br />uf the baSinS as set fOTlh In thl' Cl1mpJCI Should
<br />the fulUlC ~'ompuled nrglfl Il.all'r supply ot any
<br />,our.:e \'ary more than ten pcrcclll from Ihe (Olll'
<br />pUIl'U aVera!!l' allllual \'''gill Il.alersupply. Ihe allo..
<br />.::allum made 10 ea.:h Slall' hum su.:h SO\lr.:..., are
<br />III nl' Ifl.:rea'>l.'d or ueneased In Ihl' ~Jme relall\,(,
<br />pwporll"IlS 1(1
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<br />4. Arkans.u River Compact (Colorado-Kanloilsl
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<br />The Arl-.:;Jmas RI\er C(lmpa':l. whi.:h relle__ts an
<br />;lgreemenl belll.el.'n Ihl' Slale5 of Kansas and ({llo-
<br />rado. iT1\llIH's Ihe sWla!'e of Il. aler IT1 Ihe John
<br />\lartlll Rl'sl'rvnir III Colllrado ;Jnd the Ilows (If Ihe
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<br />7Sft, 57 ~l~l tl"(I~H
<br />S"'.S..'1. ~:~-$IlI. All t (l'~f>~)
<br />'1K.S, -\, lI~~-$1 1\. Arl 1\ (l<lb4)
<br />10(.;.s, -\. S ~...S I !I. An lit tl '1641.
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