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(0 ~..o ...... ~ COSTS 1...,1 ,~ In February of eaoh year the Commission shall adopt a budget for the ensuing fisoal year beginning July first. Suoh budget shall set forth the total cost of maintenance and operating of gagingetations, of evaporation stations, the cost of engineering and olerioal aid, and all other neoessary expenses exc~ptinF, the salRries and personal expenses of the Rio Grande Compact Commissioners. Contributions made directly by the United States and the cost of servioes rendered by the United States without cost shall be deducted from the total budget amount; the remainder shall then be allocated equally to Colorado, New Mexioo and Texas. Expenditures made direotly by any State for purposes set forth in the-budget shall be credited to that State; contributions in oash or in services by any State under a oooperative agreement with any Federal agency shall be credited to such state, but the amount of the Federal contribution shall not so be credited; in event any State, through contractual relationships, oauses work to be done in the interest of the Commission, such State shall be credited with the cost thereof, unless suoh cost is borne by the United States. The secrstary shall present to each partioipating state through the Commissioner of such State, a certified statement of one-third of the oost of his salary, traveling expenst, the expense incident to the maintenmoe of the offices of the Commission. end such Commissioner shell arrange for the prompt payment thereOf by the appropriate agency' of his state. The Commissioner of each state shall report at the annual meeting each year the amount of money expended during the yeer by the state which he represents, as well as the portion thereof contributed by all cooperating federal agencies, and the Commiseion shall arrange for such proper reimbursement in cash or oredits between ststes as mar be neoes- sary to equalize the contributions mads by each state in the equipment, maintenanoe and operation of all gagi~ statione suthori.ed by the Com- mission and established under the terms of the Compact. It shall be the duty of each COlIIIl\issioner to endeavor to seoure from the Legislsture of his state sn appropriation of sufficient funds with which to meet the obligations of his state. as provided ~ the Compaot. MEETDlG OF COJ04ISSION The COlIIIl\ission shall meet in February of each year for the con- sideration and sdoption of the annual report for the calendar year pre- oeding, and for the transaction or any other business consistent with its authority. The annual meeting in 1940 shall be held at Monte Vista, ColoradO, and thereafter rotate alphabetically aocording to the statee, the place in each state to be designated by the Commissioner from that state. Other meetings as may be deemed neoessary shall be held at sny time and place set by mutual agreement, for the cm sideration of data collected and for the transaotion of any business consistent with its authority. No action of the Commiesion shall be effective until approved by the COlIIIl\1ssioner from each of the three signatory states.