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I I I 0704 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Appendix A (Continued) page 6 of 7 the administration and every decision. authorization or other dction shall require unanimous vote. In case of a divided vote on any matter within the purview of the administration, the administration may. by subsequent unanimous vote, refer the matter for arbitration to the representative of the United States or other arbitratof or arbitrators, 1n which event the decision made by such arbitrator or arbitrators shall be binding upon the administration. E. (1) The salaries, if any, and the personal expenses of each member shall be paid by the govern~ent which he representS. All other expenses incident to the admin~stration of this compact which are not paid by the United States shall be borne by the states on the basis of 60 per cent by Colorado and 40 per cent by Kansas. (2) In each even numbered year the administration shall adopt and transmit to the governor of each state its budget covering ant1cipated expenses for the forthcomlng Dlennium and the amount thereof payable uy each state. Each state shall appropriate and pay the amount due by it to the administration. (3) The administration shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disburse~ents and snall include a statement thereof, together with a certlflcate of audit by a certified publ ic account- ant, in its annual report. Eaen state shall have the right to make an examinat10n and audit of the accounts of the administration dt any time. F. Each state shd1l provide such available facilities. equipment and other assistance as the administration may need to carry out its duties. To supplement such available asslstdnce the ddmin;stration may employ en~ineerln9. legal. cler1cal and other aid as in itS judgr.:ent may be nece~sary for the perfcrrr.ar'lcP of 1 ts .functions. Such employees shall be paId by and be responsible to the admlnistration. and sha11 not be considered to be employees of either state. G. (1) The administration shall co-operate with tile chief offiela1 of each state chdrged with the admin1stration of water rights dnd with federal dgencies in the syste~Jtic deterw,indtion and cor- relation of the facts as to the flow and diversion of the waters of the Arkansas r1~er and dS to the operat\on and slltatlon of John Martin Reservoir dnd other related structures. The adminis- tration shall co-operate in the procurement. interchanqe, compl1ation and publ;cation of all factual data bearing upon the administr~tion of this compact without. 1n general. duplicating measurements, observations or publications made by state or federal agencies. State officials shall furnish pertinent factual data to the admin- istration upon its request. The administration shall. with the collaboration of the appropriate federal and state agencies. detennine as may be necessary from time to time. the location of gauging stations required for the proper administration of this compact and shall designate the official records of such statlons for its official use. (2) The director, U. S. geological survey, the commissioner of reclamatlon and the Chief of englneers. U. 5. ~nny, are hereby requested to collaborate with the dd~inistrat10n and with appropri- ate state officials in the systematic determlnation and correlation of data referred to in paragraph G (1) of this article and 1n the e~ecution of other dutJes of such officials which may be necessary for the proper ~dm'nist~ation of this compact. (3) If deemed necessary for the administrat~on of this COl"lpact. the administration r.lay require the instdllat,ion and main- tenance. at the expense of water users, of measuring devices of approved type in any d'tch Qr ~rcup of o1ttnes alvert;ng water from the Arkansas river in Colorado or Kansas. The chief official of each state charged with the ad~inistration of water rights shall supervise the execution of the administration's requirements for Such ir'lsta 11 at ions. -43-