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Water carried across the Stateline in the Frontier Canal or ,any other simUarly situated canal shall be considered to be part of the Statellne flow. "ARTICLE VII IlA. Each State shall bl 'Subject to the terms of this Compact. Where the name of the State or the term 'State' is used in this Compact these shall be construed to' include any person or entity of any nature whatsoever using, claiming or in any manner asser,ting any right to the use of the waters of the Arkansas River under the authority of that State. "B. This Compact establishes no general principle or precedent with respect to any other interstate stream, "C. Wherever any State or Federal official or agency ,is referred to in this Compact such reference shall apply to the comparable official or agency succeed- ing to their duties and functions. "ARTICLE VIII "A. To administer the provisions of this Compact there is hereby created an interstate agency to be known as the Arkansas River Compact- Administration herein designated as 'the Administration'. "B. The Administration shall have power to: "(1) Adopt, amend and revoke by-laws, rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Compact; 1',(2) Prescribe procedures for the administration of this Compact: Provided, that where such procedures involve the operation of John Martin Reservoir ProjeGt they shall be subject to the approval of the District Engineer in 'charge of said Ptoject i ' u (3) Perform all functions required to implement this Compact and to do all things necessary, proper or convenfent in the performance 'of its duties. HC. The membership of the Administration shall consist of three representa~ dves from each' State who shall be appointed by the respective. Governors for a term not to exceed four years. One Colorado representative shall be a resident 'of and water right,owner in Water Districts 14 or 17, one Colorado representative shall be a resident'of and water right owner in Water District 67, and one Colo- rado representative shall be the D,irector of the Colorado. Water Conservation Board. Two Kansas representatives shall be residents of and water right owners in the ,counties of Finney, Kearny or Hamilton, and one Kansas representative shall be tbe chief State official charged with the administratiQn of water rights in Kansas. The President of the United States is hereby requested to designate a representative of the United States, and if a representative is so designated'he shall be ,an ex~ofllcio member and act as chairman of the Administration with- out vote. liD. The Sta,te representatives shall be appointed by the respective, Governors within thirty days after the effective date of this Oompact. The Administration shall meet and organize within sixty d,ays after such effective date. A quorum for any meeting shall consist of four members of the Administration: Provided, that at least two mefibers are present from each State. Each State shan have but one vote in the Administration and every decision, -authorization or other action 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 arbitrator or arbitrlltors, in 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 government which he represents. All other expenses incident -to the adminIstration 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 cqvering anticipated expenses for the 96908-49-2 ,.......:...'.. .. ...:~ . ..,' ,. .'. ... . . ... .. .'J: .>'... .,. .'.... .... '. ,. .......... .....:,.>.< ........... >.... ..... 'be"...........;:.;,,'..:..:.. .. :;/:.';,."....;'...,'..,>' . i".. . ". . " :.,,',: ..... :<:~ ..3 'q. ["