§ 41-11-201 — Appointment of commissioners to serve on joint commission; ratification of compacts; governor may serve as commissioner

(a) The governor of the state of Wyoming shall appoint any
commissioners necessary to represent Wyoming on any joint
commission to be composed of commissioners from Wyoming and one
(1) or more adjoining states and an authorized representative of
the United States for the purpose of negotiating compacts or
agreements between those states, or between those states and the
United States, respecting the equitable division, use and
distribution of the waters of any interstate stream and its
tributaries flowing from or into Wyoming. However, any such
compact or agreement so entered into by the specified states, or
between those states and the United States, is not binding or
obligatory upon any of the compacting parties thereto unless it
has been ratified and approved by the legislature of each of the
party states and consented to by the congress of the United
States.
(b) At his option, the governor may serve as one (1) of
the commissioners for Wyoming in negotiating any compact or
agreement respecting the equitable division, use and
distribution of the waters of any interstate stream and its
tributaries flowing from or into Wyoming.
(c) The governor may remove any commissioner he appoints
under this section as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.