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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 Com-
mittee 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.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The consent of Congress is given
to the Red River Compact entered into between the States
of Texas and Oklahoma and the new boundary established
by the compact.
(b) NEW COMPACT.—The compact referred to in sub-
section (a) sets the boundary between the States of Texas
and Oklahoma as the vegetation line on the south bank
of the Red River (except for the Texoma area where the
boundary is established pursuant to procedures provided
for in the compact) and is the compact—
(1) agreed to by the State of Texas in House
Bill 1355 approved by the Governor of Texas on
May 24, 1999; and
(2) agreed to by the State of Oklahoma in Sen-
ate Bill 175 approved by the Governor of Oklahoma
on June 4, 1999.
(c) COMPACT.—The Acts referred to in subsection (b)
are recognized by Congress as an interstate compact pur-
suant to section 10 of Article I of the United States Con-
stitution.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on
December 31, 1999.
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The consent of Congress is given
to the Red River Compact entered into between the States
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of Texas and Oklahoma and the new boundary established
by the compact.
(b) NEW COMPACT.—The compact referred to in sub-
section (a) sets the boundary between the States of Texas
and Oklahoma as the vegetation line on the south bank of
the Red River (except for the Texoma area where the bound-
ary is established pursuant to procedures provided for in
the compact) and is the compact—
(1) agreed to by the State of Texas in House Bill
1355 approved by the Governor of Texas on May 24,
1999; and
(2) agreed to by the State of Oklahoma in Senate
Bill 175 approved by the Governor of Oklahoma on
June 4, 1999.
(c) COMPACT.—The Acts referred to in subsection (b)
are recognized by Congress as an interstate compact pursu-
ant to section 10 of Article I of the United States Constitu-
tion.
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—The compact shall not in any
manner alter—
(1) any present or future rights and interests of
the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes, the Chicka-
saw Nation, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
and their members or Indian successors-in interest;
(2) any tribal trust lands;
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(3) allotted lands that may be held in trust or
lands subject to a Federal restriction against alien-
ation;
(4) any boundaries of lands owned by the tribes
and nations referred to in paragraph (1), including
lands referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3), that exist
now or that may be established in the future under
Federal law; and
(5) the sovereign rights, jurisdiction, or other
governmental interests of the Kiowa, Comanche, and
Apache Tribes, the Chickasaw Nation, and the Choc-
taw Nation of Oklahoma and their members or In-
dian successors-in interest presently existing or which
may be acknowledged by Federal and tribal law.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on
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