Section 41-12-603 – Diversions From the Yellowstone River Basin; Definitions.
41-12-603. Diversions from the Yellowstone River Basin; definitions. (a) Unless the context requires otherwise, in W.S. 41-12-603 through 41-12-607 the following definitions apply: (i) “Basin” means the Yellowstone River Basin as defined in the Yellowstone River Compact, W.S. 41-12-601; (ii) “Compact” means the Yellowstone River Compact provided for in W.S. 41-12-601; (iii) “Compact water” means […]
Section 41-12-402 – When Binding; Notice of Ratification.
41-12-402. When binding; notice of ratification. Said compact shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the high contracting parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been ratified by the legislature of each of the said states and approved by the congress of the United States. The governor of Wyoming shall give […]
Section 41-12-501 – Generally.
41-12-501. Generally. The compact relating to the waters of the Snake River, entered into and duly executed at the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, on the 10th day of October, 1949, by and between the commissioners of the state of Wyoming acting pursuant to authority granted under section 71-2601, Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 1945, and the commissioners […]
Section 41-12-502 – When Binding; Notice of Ratification.
41-12-502. When binding; notice of ratification. Said compact shall not be operative unless and until the same shall have been ratified by the legislature of each of the said states and approved by the congress of the United States. The governor of Wyoming shall give notice of the ratification and approval of said compact by […]
Section 41-12-213 – Application of Compact.
41-12-213. Application of compact. (a) Nothing in this compact shall be deemed: (i) To impair or affect any rights or powers of the United States, its agencies, or instrumentalities, in and to the use of the waters of the Belle Fourche River nor its capacity to acquire rights in and to the use of said […]
Section 41-12-214 – When Compact Becomes Operative.
41-12-214. When compact becomes operative. (a) This compact shall become operative when approved by the legislature of each of the states, and when consented to by the congress of the United States by legislation providing, among other things, that: (i) Any beneficial uses hereafter made by the United States, or those acting by or under […]
Section 41-12-215 – Severability of Provisions.
41-12-215. Severability of provisions. Should a court of competent jurisdiction hold any part of this compact to be contrary to the constitution of any state or of the United States, all other severable provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 41-12-301 – Generally.
41-12-301. Generally. Ratification and approval is hereby given to the Colorado River Compact as signed at the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the twenty-fourth day of November, A.D. 1922, by Frank C. Emerson the duly appointed commissioner for the state of Wyoming, under and in accordance with the authority of the act of […]
Section 41-12-302 – When Binding; Notice of Ratification.
41-12-302. When binding; notice of ratification. The said compact shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the high contracting parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been ratified by the legislature of each of said states and approved by the congress of the United States, and proclamation thereof shall be made […]
Section 41-12-401 – Generally.
41-12-401. Generally. That ratification and approval is hereby given to the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact as signed at the city of Santa Fe, in the state of New Mexico, on the 11th day of October, A.D. 1948, by L. C. Bishop, the state engineer of the state of Wyoming, under and in accordance with […]