Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-526.1

The State of Oklahoma does hereby ratify, approve and adopt the

aforesaid Compact, which is as follows:

CANADIAN RIVER COMPACT

The State of New Mexico, the state of Texas, and the State of

Oklahoma, acting through their Commissioners, John H. Bliss for the

State of New Mexico, E. V. Spence for the State of Texas, and

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Clarence Burch for the State of Oklahoma, after negotiations

participated in by Berkeley Johnson, appointed by the president as

the representative of the United States of America, have agreed

respecting Canadian River as follows:

ARTICLE I

The major purposes of this Compact are to promote interstate

comity; to remove causes of present and future controversy; to make

secure and protect present developments within the states; and to

provide for the construction of additional works for the

conservation of the waters of Canadian River.

ARTICLE II

As used in this Compact:

(a) The term "Canadian River" means the tributary of Arkansas

River which rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows in an

easterly direction through New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma and

includes North Canadian River and all other tributaries of said

Canadian River.

(b) The term "North Canadian River" means that major tributary

of Canadian River officially known as North Canadian River from its

source to its junction with Canadian River and includes all

tributaries of North Canadian River.

(c) The term "Commission" means the agency created by this

Compact for the administration thereof.

(d) The term "conservation storage" means that portion of the

capacity of reservoirs available for the storage of water for

subsequent release for domestic, municipal, irrigation and

industrial uses, or any of them, and it excludes any portion of the

capacity of reservoirs allocated solely to flood control, power

production and sediment control, or any of them.

ARTICLE III

All rights to any of the waters of Canadian River which have

been perfected by beneficial use are hereby recognized and affirmed.

ARTICLE IV

(a) New Mexico shall have free and unrestricted use of all

waters originating in the drainage basin of Canadian River above

Conchas Dam.

(b) New Mexico shall have free and unrestricted use of all

waters originating in the drainage basin of Canadian river in New

Mexico below Conchas Dam, provided that the amount of conservation

storage in New Mexico available for impounding these waters which

originate in the drainage basin of Canadian River below Conchas Dam

shall be limited to an aggregate of two hundred thousand 200,000

acre-feet.

(c) The right of New Mexico to provide conservation storage in

the drainage basin of North Canadian River shall be limited to the

storage of such water as at the time may be unappropriated under the

laws of New Mexico and of Oklahoma.

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ARTICLE V

Texas shall have free and unrestricted use of all waters of

Canadian River in Texas, subject to the limitations upon storage of

water set forth below:

(a) The right of Texas to impound any of the waters of North

Canadian River shall be limited to storage on tributaries of said

River in Texas for municipal uses, for household and domestic uses,

livestock watering, and the irrigation of lands which are cultivated

solely for the purpose of providing food and feed for the households

and domestic livestock actually living or kept on the property.
a) The right of Texas to impound any of the waters of North

Canadian River shall be limited to storage on tributaries of said

River in Texas for municipal uses, for household and domestic uses,

livestock watering, and the irrigation of lands which are cultivated

solely for the purpose of providing food and feed for the households

and domestic livestock actually living or kept on the property.

(b) Until more than three hundted thousand 300,000 acre-feet of

conservation storage shall be provided in Oklahoma, exclusive of

reservoirs in the drainage basin of North Canadian River and

exclusive of reservoirs in the drainage basin of Canadian River east

of the 97th meridian, the right of Texas to retain water in

conservation storage, exclusive of waters of north Canadian River,

shall be limited to five hundred thousand 500,000 acre-feet;

thereafter the right of Texas to impound and retain such waters in

storage shall be limited to an aggregate quantity equal to two

hundred thousand 200,000 acre-feet plus whatever amount of water

shall be at the same time in conservation storage in reservoirs in

the drainage basin of Canadian River in Oklahoma, exclusive of

reservoirs in the drainage basin of North Canadian River and

exclusive of reservoirs east of the 97th meridian; and for the

purpose of determining the amount of water in conservation storage,

the maximum quantity of water in storage following each flood or

series of floods shall be used; provided, that the right of Texas to

retain and use any quantity of water previously impounded shall not

be reduced by any subsequent application of the provisions of this

paragraph (b).

(c) Should Texas for any reason impound any amount of water

greater than the aggregate quantity specified in paragraph (b) of

this article, such excess shall be retained in storage until under

the provisions of said paragraph Texas shall become entitled to its

use; provided, that, in event of spill from conservation storage,

any such excess shall be reduced by the amount of such spill from

the most easterly reservoir on Canadian River in Texas; provided

further, that all such excess quantities in storage shall be reduced

monthly to compensate for reservoir losses in proportion to the

total amount of water in the reservoir or reservoirs in which such

excess water is being held; and provided further that on demand by

the Commissioner for Oklahoma the remainder of any such excess

quantity of water in storage shall be released into the channel of

Canadian River at the greatest rate practicable.

ARTICLE VI

OKlahoma shall have free and unrestricted use of all waters of

Canadian River in Oklahoma.

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ARTICLE VII

The Commission may permit New Mexico to impound more water than

the amount set forth in Article IV and may permit Texas to impound

more water than the amount set forth in Article V; provided, that no

state shall thereby be deprived of water needed for beneficial use;

provided further that each such permission shall be for a limited

period not exceeding twelve (12) months; and provided further that

no state or user of water within any state shall thereby acquire any

right to the continued use of any such quantity of water so

permitted to be impounded.

ARTICLE VIII

Each state shall furnish to the Commission at intervals

designated by the Commission accurate records of the quantities of

water stored in reservoirs pertinent to the administration of this

Compact.

ARTICLE IX
further that

no state or user of water within any state shall thereby acquire any

right to the continued use of any such quantity of water so

permitted to be impounded.

ARTICLE VIII

Each state shall furnish to the Commission at intervals

designated by the Commission accurate records of the quantities of

water stored in reservoirs pertinent to the administration of this

Compact.

ARTICLE IX

(a) There is hereby created an interstate administrative agency

to be known as the "Canadian River Commission." The Commission

shall be composed of three (3) commissioners, one from each of the

signatory states, designated or appointed in accordance with the

laws of each such state, and if designated by the President an

additional Commissioner representing the United States. The

President is hereby requested to designate such a Commissioner. If

so designated, the Commissioner representing the United States shall

be the presiding officer of the Commission, but shall not have the

right to vote in any of the deliberations of the Commission. All

members of the Commission must be present to constitute a quorum. A

unanimous vote of the Commissioners for the three signatory States

shall be necessary to all actions taken by the Commission.

(b) The salaries and personal expenses of each Commissioner

shall be paid by the government which he represents. All other

expenses which are incurred by the Commission incident to the

administration of this Compact and which are not paid by the United

States shall be borne equally by the three states and be paid by the

Commission out of a revolving fund hereby created to be known as the

"Canadian River Revolving Fund." Such fund shall be initiated and

maintained by equal payments of each state into the fund in such

amounts as will be necessary for administration of this Compact.

Disbursements shall be made from said fund in such manner as may be

authorized by the Commission. Said fund shall not be subject to the

audit and accounting procedures of the States. However, all

receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall

be audited by a qualified independent public accountant at regular

intervals and the report of the audit shall be included in and

become a part of the annual report of the Commission.

(c) The Commission may:

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(1) Employ such engineering, legal, clerical, and other

personnel as in its judgment may be necessary for the performance of

its functions under this Compact;

(2) Enter into contracts with appropriate federal agencies for

the collection, correlation, and presentation of factual data, for

the maintenance of records, and for the preparation of reports;

(3) Perform all functions required of it by this Compact and do

all things necessary, proper, or convenient in the performance of

its duties hereunder, independently or in cooperation with

appropriate governmental agencies.

(d) The Commission shall:

(1) Cause to be established, maintained and operated such stream

and other gaging stations and evaporation stations as may from time

to time be necessary for proper administration of the Compact,

independently or in co-operation with appropriate governmental

agencies;

(2) Make and transmit to the Governors of the signatory states

on or before the last day of March of each year, a report covering

the activities of the Commission for the preceding year;

(3) Make available to the Governor of any signatory state, on

his request, any information within its possession at any time, and

shall always provide access to its records by the Governors of the

states, or their representatives, or by authorized representatives

of the United States.

ARTICLE X

Nothing in this Compact shall be construed as:

(a) Affecting the obligations of the United States to the Indian

Tribes;
he Governor of any signatory state, on

his request, any information within its possession at any time, and

shall always provide access to its records by the Governors of the

states, or their representatives, or by authorized representatives

of the United States.

ARTICLE X

Nothing in this Compact shall be construed as:

(a) Affecting the obligations of the United States to the Indian

Tribes;

(b) Subjecting any property of the United States, its agencies

or instrumentalities, to taxation by any State or subdivision

thereof, or creating any obligation on the part of the United

States, its agencies or instrumentalities, by reason of the

acquisition, construction or operation of any property or works of

whatever kind, to make any payment to any State or political

subdivision thereof, state agency, municipality or entity

whatsoever, in reimbursement for the loss of taxes;

(c) Subjecting any property of the United States, its agencies

or instrumentalities, to the laws of any State to an extent other

than the extent to which such laws would apply without regard to

this Compact;

(d) Applying to, or interfering with, the right or power of any

signatory State to regulate within its boundaries the appropriation,

use and control of water, not inconsistent with its obligations

under this Compact;

(e) Establishing any general principle or precedent applicable

to other interstate streams.

ARTICLE XI

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This Compact shall become binding and obligatory when it shall

have been ratified by the Legislature of each state and approved by

the Congress of the United States. Notice of ratification by the

Legislature of each state shall be given by the Governor of that

state to the Governors of the other states and to the President of

the United States. The President is hereby requested to give notice

to the Governor of each state of approval by the Congress of the

United States.

In Witness Whereof, the Commissioners have executed four

counterparts hereof, each of which shall be and constitute an

original, one of which shall be deposited in the archives of the

Department of State of the United States, and one of which shall be

forwarded to the Governor of each state.

DONE at the City of Santa Fe, State of New Mexico, this 6th day

of December, 1950.

/s/ JOHN H. BLISS

John H. Bliss

Commissioner for the State of

New Mexico

/s/ E. V. SPENCE

E. V. Spence

Commissioner for the State of

Texas

/s/ CLARENCE BURCH

Clarence Burch

Commissioner for the State of

Oklahoma

Approved:

/s/ BERKELEY JOHNSON

Berkeley Johnson

Representative of the United

States of America.