Volume 71 · 466
Public Law 85–184
Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact relating to their interest in, and the apportionment of, the waters of the Little Missouri River and its tributaries as they affect such States, and for related purposes.
Approved August 28, 1957
Statutory text
AN ACT
Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact relating to their interest in, and the apportionment of, the waters of the Little Missouri River and its tributaries as they affect such States, and for related purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the consent of the Congress is hereby given to the States of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact relating to the interests of such States in the development, protection from pollution, and the use of the water resources of the Little Missouri River and its tributaries, and providing for an equitable apportionment among them of the waters of the Little Missouri River and its tributaries, and for matters incidental thereto, upon the condition that one qualified person appointed by the President of the United States shall participate in such negotiations as chairman,
Federal representative.
representing the United States, and shall make a report to the President of the United States and the Congress of the proceedings and of any compact entered into. Such compact shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the parties thereto unless or until the same shall have been ratified by the legislature of each of the respective States, and consented to by the Congress of the United States.
Sec. 2.
The Federal representative shall be appointed by the
President, and shall report to the President either directly or through such agency or official of the Government as the President may specify.
The Federal representative shall receive compensation and shall be entitled to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as provided for experts and
consultants under sections 5 and 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 and the Travel Expense Act of 1949, except (1) that his term of service shall be governed by the terms of this Act and shall not be
affected by the time limitations of said section 15, and (2) his per diem rate of compensation shall be in such amount, not in excess of $100, as the President shall specify, but the total amount of compensation payable in any one calendar year shall not exceed $15,000: Provided, That if the Federal representative be an employee of the United States he shall serve without additional compensation: Provided further, That a retired military officer, or a retired Federal civilian officer or employee, may be appointed as such representative without prejudice to his retired status, and he shall receive compensation as authorized herein in addition to his retired pay or annuity, but the sum of his retired pay or annuity and such compensation as may be payable hereunder shall not exceed $15,000 in any one calendar year.
The Federal representative shall be provided with office space, consulting, engineering, and stenographic service, and other necessary administrative services.
The compensation of the Federal representative shall be paid from the current appropriation for salaries in the White House Office. Travel and other expenses provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be paid from any current appropriation or appropriations selected by the head of such agency or agencies as may be designated by the President to provide for such expenses.
Sec. 3.
The authority granted in this Act shall expire four years
Expiration date.
from the date of enactment.
Approved August 28, 1957.