[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 72 Reported in House (RH)]
House Calendar No. 265
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 72
[Report No. 106-770]
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
July 20, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Lucas of
Oklahoma
July 20, 2000
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered
to be printed
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) agreed to by the State of Texas in House Bill
1355 approved by the Governor of Texas on May 24, 1999;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) agreed to by the State of Oklahoma in Senate
Bill 175 approved by the Governor of Oklahoma on June 4,
1999.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on
December 31, 1999.</DELETED>
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) Construction.--The compact shall not in any manner alter--
(1) any present or future rights and interests of the
Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes, the Chickasaw Nation, and
the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and their members or Indian
successors-in interest;
(2) any tribal trust lands;
(3) allotted lands that may be held in trust or lands
subject to a Federal restriction against alienation;
(4) any boundaries of lands owned by the tribes and nations
referred to in paragraph (1), including lands referred to in
paragraphs (2) and (3), that exist now or that may be
established in the future under Federal law; and
(5) the sovereign rights, jurisdiction, or other
governmental interests of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache
Tribes, the Chickasaw Nation, and the Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma and their members or Indian successors-in interest
presently existing or which may be acknowledged by Federal and
tribal law.
(e) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on August 31, 2000.
House Calendar No. 265
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 72
[Report No. 106-770]
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Granting the consent of the Congress to the Red River Boundary Compact.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 20, 2000
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered
to be printed