Wyoming § 41-12-201 Purpose

Wyoming Statutes

§ 41-12-201 — Purpose

Wyoming § 41-12-201

Title 41Water

Ch. 12INTERSTATE COMPACTS

Art. 2BELLE FOURCHE RIVER COMPACT

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 41-12-201 (2026).

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(a)The major purposes of this compact are to provide for the most efficient use of the waters of the Belle Fourche River basin hereinafter referred to as the basin for multiple purposes; to provide for an equitable division of such waters; to remove all causes, present and future, which might lead to controversies; to promote interstate comity; to recognize that the most efficient utilization of the waters within the basin is required for the full development of the basin; and to promote joint action by the states and the United States in the efficient use of water and the control of floods.

(b)The physical and other conditions peculiar to the basin constitute the basis for this compact; and none of the states hereby, nor the congress of the United States by its consent, concedes that th

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(a) The major purposes of this compact are to provide for
the most efficient use of the waters of the Belle Fourche River
basin hereinafter referred to as the basin for multiple
purposes; to provide for an equitable division of such waters;
to remove all causes, present and future, which might lead to
controversies; to promote interstate comity; to recognize that
the most efficient utilization of the waters within the basin is
required for the full development of the basin; and to promote
joint action by the states and the United States in the
efficient use of water and the control of floods.
(b) The physical and other conditions peculiar to the
basin constitute the basis for this compact; and none of the
states hereby, nor the congress of the United States by its
consent, concedes that this compact establishes any general
principle or precedent with respect to any other interstate
stream.
(c) Either state and all others using, claiming or in any
manner asserting any right to the use of the waters of the Belle
Fourche River under the authority of that state, shall be
subject to the terms of this compact.