Minutes: Red River Compact Commission Meeting of 9/1/1976

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HINUTES OF THE 54th MEETING
RED RIVER COMPACT Cm1MISSION
AMERICANA HOTEL-LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
1-2 September 1976
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The 54th meeting of the Red River Compact Commission convened at 1:30 p.m.
on 1 September 1976, at the Americana Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas.
An attendance list is inclosed (Incl 1).
Mr. Saxton introduced Mr. Jim Wooten, Director of the Arkansas Department
of Commerce, after which Mr. ~ooten welcomed the group to Little Rock.
, The minutes of the 53rd meeting were read and approved subject to
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several editorial comments.by the State of Texas.
In his opening remarks the Chairman reminded the Commissioners of the
timetable for consummating the Compact and urged them to try to maintain
the momentum that had developed over the past months.
After a brief statement by each Commissioner it was agreed that an attempt
would be made to tentatively approve the Compact section by section during
the remainder of the meeting.
Article I-Purposes was approved as written in the June 1976 draft.
Article II-General Provisions was approved subject to a minor editorial
change in Section 2.08.
Article III-Definitions was approved subject to changes to the definitions
of "designated water" and "runoff" and the addition of a definition of
"undesignated water."