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I I I 0703 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Appendix A (Continued) page 5 of 7 B. Inasmuch a<; tile ~"cnt..ei canal diverts waters of the Arkansas river in Colorado west of the state line for irrigation uses in Kansels only. Colorado concedes to Kansas and Kansas hereby assumes exclusive dd~inistrdt,ve control over the operation of the Frontler cana~ and its headvlcrks for suCh purpQ~e:'S. to tn€: same extent as though sdid works were locdted entirely within the state of Kansas. Water carried across the state 1 ine 1n Frontier canal or any ottler simIlarly sltuated canal shall be considered to be part of the state line flow. ARTICLE VII A. Eac.h state shall be subject to the tertW; of tn)":. tcmpact. where the name of the state or the term "state" ;s used in th,s compact these shall be construed to inclllde any person or entlty of any nature whatsoever using. cldiming or in any manner asserting any right to the use of t~e waters of the ;rkansas river under tne authority of that state. B. This compact establ ishes no general principle or precedent with respect to any other 1nter~tate stream. C. Wherever any state Or federal official agency is referred to in this compact such reference shall apply to the comparable official or agency succeeding to their duties and functions. ARTICLE' VIII A. To administer the provisions of this co~pact the~e is hereby created an lntersta~e dgency to be known as the Arkansas river compact admlnistration herein desi9nated as "tne administration". B. The aCffilnistratlon shall have power to: (1) Adopt. amend and revoke by-laws, rules and regulations consistent with the provisjons of thlS compact; (2) Prescribe procedures for the admlnlstratlon of this co~~act: Provided. that where such procedures involve the operation of JOhn Martin reserVOlr project they shall be subject to the approval of the district engineer 1n charge of said prDJett~ ( ]) compact and performance Perfo~m all functions required to irnplement this to do all things necessary. proper or convenient in the of its duties. C. The memberShip of the adMinistration shal I consist of three representatives from each state who ShJll be apPol~ted by the ~cs- pectlve governors for do term not to exceed four years. One Colorado representative shall be d resident of dnd water nght o...mer in water district 14 or 17. one Colorado representative Shall be a resident of and water right Owner in water district 67, ana one tolorado representative shall be the director of the Colorado wdter conservation board. Two Kansas repre~entatives shall be residents of and water right owners in ,the countles of Finey, Kedrny or Hamilton. and one Kansas representatlve shall be the chief state official cnarged with the administration of water rights in Kdnsas. The President of the United States is hereby requested to desiqnate a representative of the United States. and if a repr"esentative is so deslgnated he shall be an ex officio member and det dS chairlHan of the admlnlstration without vote. o. The state representatives sha] 1 be appointed by the respective gov~rn:)rs withIn thirty days dfter the effectlve date of this compact lne aC~lnistratlon shall ~eet and organize within sixty days after such effective date. A Quorum for any meeting Shall consist of four members of the administrdtlon: Provided. that at least two members are present from each stdte. Each state shall have but one vote 10 -42-