§ 41-12-213 — Application of compact

(a) Nothing in this compact shall be deemed:
(i) To impair or affect any rights or powers of the
United States, its agencies, or instrumentalities, in and to the
use of the waters of the Belle Fourche River nor its capacity to
acquire rights in and to the use of said waters;
(ii) To subject any property of the United States,
its agencies, or instrumentalities to taxation by either state
or subdivision thereof, or to create an obligation on the part
of the United States, its agencies, or instrumentalities, by
reason of the acquisition, construction or operation of any
property or works of whatsoever kind, to make any payments to
any state or political subdivision thereof, state agency,
municipality, or entity whatsoever in reimbursement for the loss
of taxes;
(iii) To subject any property of the United States,
its agencies, or instrumentalities, to the laws of any state to
an extent other than the extent to which these laws would apply
without regard to the compact.