Yellowstone River Compact

The Yellowstone River Compact is an interstate compact that was entered into by Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming and ratified in 1950 for the purpose of providing for an equitable division and apportionment of the waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries, encouraging mutually beneficial development and use of the Yellowstone River Basin's waters, and furthering intergovernment cooperation between the three states. The Compact became effective in 1951 and provided for the creation of the Yellowstone River Compact Commission to administer the provisions of the Compact as between the states of Montana and Wyoming.[1][2] The agreement has incurred controversy. At the signing of the document, Montana had received much of its water supply from the runoff of Wyoming farms. But as farming techniques evolved in Wyoming to be more efficient, Montana has received begun receiving less water, leading to Montana to file a lawsuit against Wyoming. As interstate suits are in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, the case will be forwarded directly to the court.

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  1. ↑ "Yellowstone River Compact Commission Home Page". Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  2. ↑ "YELLOWSTONE RIVER COMPACT, 1950" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-12.

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