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‘‘ARTICLE V
‘‘PUBLIC RECORDS
‘‘(a) The public record of real estate titles, mortgages and other
liens in the state of Missouri to any lands, the sovereignty over
which is relinquished by the state of Missouri to the state of
Nebraska, shall be accepted as evidence of record title to such
lands, to and including the effective date of such relinquishment
by the state of Missouri, by the courts of the state of Nebraska.
‘‘(b) The public record of real estate titles, mortgages and other
liens in the state of Nebraska to any lands, the sovereignty over
which is relinquished by the state of Nebraska to the state of
Missouri, shall be accepted as evidence of record title to such
lands, to and including the effective date of such relinquishment
by the state of Nebraska, by the courts of the state of Missouri.
‘‘(c) As to lands, the sovereignty over which is relinquished,
the recording officials of the counties of each state shall accept
for filing documents of title using legal descriptions derived from
the land descriptions of the other state. The acceptance of such
documents for filing shall have no bearing upon the legal effect
or sufficiency thereof.
‘‘ARTICLE VI
‘‘TAXES
‘‘(a) Taxes lawfully imposed by either Missouri or Nebraska
may be levied and collected by such state or its authorized govern-
mental subdivisions and agencies on land, jurisdiction over which
is relinquished by the taxing state to the other, and any liens
or other rights accrued or accruing, including the right of collection,
shall be fully recognized and the county treasurers of the counties
or other taxing authorities affected shall act as agents in carrying
out the provisions of this article; provided, that all liens or other
rights arising out of the imposition of taxes, accrued or accruing,
shall be claimed or asserted within five years after the compact
becomes effective and if not so claimed or asserted shall be forever
barred.
‘‘(b) The lands, sovereignty over which is relinquished by the
state of Missouri to the state of Nebraska, shall not thereafter
be subject to the imposition of taxes in the state of Missouri from
and after the effective date of the compact. The lands, sovereignty
over which is relinquished by the state of Nebraska to the state
of Missouri, shall not thereafter be subject to the imposition of
taxes in the state of Nebraska from and after the effective date
of the compact.
‘‘ARTICLE VII
‘‘PRIVATE RIGHTS
‘‘(a) The compact shall not deprive any riparian owner of such
riparian owner’s rights based upon riparian law and the establish-
ment of the compromise boundary between the states shall not
in any way be deemed to change or affect the boundary line of
riparian owners along the Missouri River as between such owners.
The establishment of the compromise boundary shall not operate
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to limit such riparian owner’s rights to accretions across such
compromise boundary.
‘‘(b) No private individual or entity claims of title to lands
along the Missouri River, over which sovereignty is relinquished
by the compact, shall be prejudiced by the relinquishment of such
sovereignty and any claims or possessory rights necessary to estab-
lish adverse possession shall not be terminated or limited by the
fact that the jurisdiction over such lands may have been transferred
by the compact. Neither state will assert any claim of title to
abandoned beds of the Missouri River, lands along the Missouri
River, or the bed of the Missouri River based upon any doctrine
of state ownership of the beds or abandoned beds of navigable
waters, as against any land owners or claimants claiming interest
in real estate arising out of titles, muniments of title, or exercises
of jurisdiction of or from the other state, which titles or muniments
of title commenced prior to the effective date of this compact.
‘‘ARTICLE VIII
‘‘READJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARY BY NEGOTIATION
‘‘If at any time after the effective date of the compact the
Missouri River shall move or be moved by natural means or other-
wise so that the flow thereof at any point along the course forming
the boundary between the states occurs entirely within one of
the states, each state at the request of the other, agrees to enter
into and conduct negotiations in good faith for the purpose of
readjusting the boundary at the place or places where such move-
ment occurred consistent with the intent, policy and purpose hereof
that the boundary will be placed within the Missouri River.
‘‘ARTICLE IX
‘‘EFFECTIVE DATE
‘‘(a) The compact shall become effective on the first day of
January of the year after it is ratified by the general assembly
of the state of Missouri and the legislature of the state of Nebraska
and approved by the Congress of the United States.
‘‘(b) As of the effective date of the compact, the state of Missouri
and the state of Nebraska shall relinquish sovereignty over the
lands described in the compact and shall assume and accept sov-
ereignty over such lands ceded to them as provided in the compact.
‘‘(c) In the event the compact is not approved by the general
assembly of the state of Missouri and the legislature of the state
of Nebraska on or before October 1, 1999, and approved by the
Congress of the United States within three years from the date
of such approval, the compact shall be inoperative and for all
purposes shall be void.
‘‘ARTICLE X
‘‘ENFORCEMENT
‘‘Nothing in the compact shall be construed to limit or prevent
either state from instituting or maintaining any action or pro-
ceeding, legal or equitable, in any court having jurisdiction, for
the protection of any right under the compact or the enforcement
of any of its provisions.
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‘‘ARTICLE XI
‘‘AMENDMENTS
‘‘The compact shall remain in full force and effect unless
amended in the same manner as that by which it was created.’’.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL.
The right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution is
hereby expressly reserved. The consent granted by this joint resolu-
tion shall not be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting
any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the
region which forms the subject of the compact.
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY.
It is intended that the provisions of this compact shall be
reasonably and liberally construed to effectuate the purposes
thereof. If any part or application of this compact, or legislation
enabling the compact, is held invalid, the remainder of the compact
or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
SEC. 4. INCONSISTENCY OF LANGUAGE.
The validity of this compact shall not be affected by any
insubstantial differences in its form or language as adopted by
the two States.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.