[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 72 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 72

Granting the consent of the Congress to the Red River Boundary Compact.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 1999

 Mr. Thornberry (for himself, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma) 
 introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Granting the consent of the Congress to the Red River Boundary Compact.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,   

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT.

    (a) In General.--The consent of Congress is given to the Red River 
Compact entered into between the States of Texas and Oklahoma and the 
new boundary established by the compact.
    (b) New Compact.--The compact referred to in subsection (a) sets 
the boundary between the States of Texas and Oklahoma as the vegetation 
line on the south bank of the Red River (except for the Texoma area 
where the boundary is established pursuant to procedures provided for 
in the compact) and is the compact--
            (1) agreed to by the State of Texas in House Bill 1355 
        approved by the Governor of Texas on May 24, 1999; and
            (2) agreed to by the State of Oklahoma in Senate Bill 175 
        approved by the Governor of Oklahoma on June 4, 1999.
    (c) Compact.--The Acts referred to in subsection (b) are recognized 
by Congress as an interstate compact pursuant to section 10 of Article 
I of the United States Constitution.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on December 31, 
1999.
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