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House Calendar No. 265

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 72

[Report No. 106–770]

Granting the consent of the Congress to the Red River Boundary Compact.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 19, 1999

Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. SANDLIN, and Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma)

introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JULY 20, 2000

Additional sponsors: Mr. WATKINS, Mr. HALL of Texas, and Mr. LUCAS of

Oklahoma

JULY 20, 2000

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered

to be printed

[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Granting the consent of the Congress to the Red River

Boundary Compact.

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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1 SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The consent of Congress is given

3 to the Red River Compact entered into between the States

4 of Texas and Oklahoma and the new boundary established

5 by the compact.

6 (b) NEW COMPACT.—The compact referred to in sub7 section (a) sets the boundary between the States of Texas

8 and Oklahoma as the vegetation line on the south bank

9 of the Red River (except for the Texoma area where the

10 boundary is established pursuant to procedures provided

11 for in the compact) and is the compact—

12 (1) agreed to by the State of Texas in House

13 Bill 1355 approved by the Governor of Texas on

14 May 24, 1999; and

15 (2) agreed to by the State of Oklahoma in Sen16 ate Bill 175 approved by the Governor of Oklahoma

17 on June 4, 1999.

18 (c) COMPACT.—The Acts referred to in subsection (b)

19 are recognized by Congress as an interstate compact pur20 suant to section 10 of Article I of the United States Con21 stitution.

22 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on

23 December 31, 1999.

24 SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT.

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—The consent of Congress is given

26 to the Red River Compact entered into between the States
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1 of Texas and Oklahoma and the new boundary established

2 by the compact.

3 (b) NEW COMPACT.—The compact referred to in sub4 section (a) sets the boundary between the States of Texas

5 and Oklahoma as the vegetation line on the south bank of

6 the Red River (except for the Texoma area where the bound7 ary is established pursuant to procedures provided for in

8 the compact) and is the compact—

9 (1) agreed to by the State of Texas in House Bill

10 1355 approved by the Governor of Texas on May 24,

11 1999; and

12 (2) agreed to by the State of Oklahoma in Senate

13 Bill 175 approved by the Governor of Oklahoma on

14 June 4, 1999.

15 (c) COMPACT.—The Acts referred to in subsection (b)

16 are recognized by Congress as an interstate compact pursu17 ant to section 10 of Article I of the United States Constitu18 tion.

19 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—The compact shall not in any

20 manner alter—

21 (1) any present or future rights and interests of

22 the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes, the Chicka23 saw Nation, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

24 and their members or Indian successors-in interest;

25 (2) any tribal trust lands;
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1 (3) allotted lands that may be held in trust or

2 lands subject to a Federal restriction against alien3 ation;

4 (4) any boundaries of lands owned by the tribes

5 and nations referred to in paragraph (1), including

6 lands referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3), that exist

7 now or that may be established in the future under

8 Federal law; and

9 (5) the sovereign rights, jurisdiction, or other

10 governmental interests of the Kiowa, Comanche, and

11 Apache Tribes, the Chickasaw Nation, and the Choc12 taw Nation of Oklahoma and their members or In13 dian successors-in interest presently existing or which

14 may be acknowledged by Federal and tribal law.

15 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on

16 August 31, 2000.

House Calendar No. 265

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 72

[Report No. 106–770]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Granting the consent of the Congress to the Red

River Boundary Compact.

JULY 20, 2000

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House

Calendar, and ordered to be printed