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Yellowstone River Compact
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| Yellowstone River Compact | |
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| Formation date: | 1951 |
| Member jurisdictions: | 3 |
| Issue(s): | Interstate water apportionment |
| Compact website | |
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The Yellowstone River Compact is an interstate compact among Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. The compact established the Yellowstone River Compact Commission, "charged with apportioning the waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries." The compact does not grant the commission authority over Yellowstone National Park.[1][2]
Text of the compact
The legislature of each member state passes the laws with certain and modifications, but the core of the legislation remains the same.
See also
External links
- The Council of State Governments - National Center for Interstate Compacts
- Yellowstone River Compact
- The Yellowstone River Compact Commission
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