COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY SECTION 14. NOTICES. 1599 Any notices shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed prepaid as follows: Columbia Storage Power Exchange, 20 N. Main Street East Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.A. United States Entity c/o Bonneville Power Administration Portland, Oregon 97208 U.S.A. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Vancouver 1, British Columbia, Canada, or such other address as may be signified by notice to the others. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written. The American Ambassador to the Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs EMBASSY OF the No. 75 SIR, I have the honor to refer to your note No. 140 of September 16, 1964, regarding the disposal of the Canadian entitlement to downstream power benefits in the United States, in accordance with Article VIII(1) of the Treaty between the United States of America and Canada relating to the cooperative development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin, signed at Washington, January 17, 1961. I wish to advise you that the Government of the United States of America has 1600 COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY designated the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Department of the Interior, and the Division Engineer, North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, as the United States Entity for the purposes of Article XIV(1) of the Treaty. A copy of the designation is attached to this note. I wish also to advise that the Government of the United States of America confirms the proposals and understandings set forth in your note, and agrees that your note, together with this reply, shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments relating to the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty with effect from the date of the exchange of instruments of ratification of the Treaty. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. Enclosure: As stated. The Honorable PAUL MARTIN, P.C., Q.C., Secretary of State for External Affairs, W. W. BUTTERWORTH Ottawa. EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 11177. PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS UNDER THE COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY WHEREAS the treaty between the United States and Canada relating to cooperative development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin (signed at Washington, D.C., on January 17, 1961; Executive C, 87th Congress, 1st Session) has come into force; and WHEREAS Article XIV of such treaty (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty) provides for the designation of certain entities which are empowered and charged with the duty to formulate and carry out the operating arrangements necessary to implement the Treaty, and authorizes the United States of America to designate one or more of such entities; and WHEREAS Article XV of the Treaty authorizes the United States of America to appoint two members of the Permanent Engineering Board established by that Article: Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Treaty and by the Constitution and statutes, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: PART I. UNITED STATES ENTITY SECTION 101. Designation of Entity. The Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Department of the Interior, and the Division Engineer, North Pacific Division, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, are hereby designated as an entity under Article XIV of the Treaty, to be known as the United States Entity for the Columbia River Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the Entity). The designated Administrator shall be the Chairman of the Entity. COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY 1601 SECTION 102. Functions of the Entity. The Entity shall have the functions set forth therefor in Article XIV, and in other provisions of the Treaty. SECTION 103. Departmental responsibilities. This order shall not affect (1) the respective responsibilities of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior for project operation and administration, (2) the respective responsibilities of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers for the supervision and direction of the Department of the Army and the Office of the Chief of Engineers, or (3) the responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior for the supervision and direction of the Department of the Interior. PART II. UNITED STATES SECTION, PERMANENT ENGINEERING BOARD SECTION 201. Appointment of members of the Permanent Engineering Board. (a) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army shall each appoint one person as a United States member of the Permanent Engineering Board established by Article XV of the Treaty. (b) Each such person shall be selected from among appropriately qualified individuals, who at the time of appointment may be, but need not necessarily be, officers or employees of the United States, and shall serve as a member of the Board during the pleasure of the appointing Secretary. SECTION 202. Alternate members. In addition to the two members to be appointed under the provisions of Section 201 of this order, there shall be two alternate United States members of the Permanent Engineering Board. The provisions of Section 201 of this order shall apply to the selection, appointment, and service of the alternate members. SECTION 203. United States Section. The members and alternate members appointed under the foregoing provisions of this Part shall compose the United States Section, Permanent Engineering Board, Columbia River Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the United States Section. The member appointed by the Secretary of the Army under Section 201(a) of this order shall be the Chairman of the United States Section. SECTION 204. Assistance to the United States Section. With the consent of the respective heads thereof, departments and agencies of the Federal Government may, upon the request of the United States Section and to the extent not inconsistent with law, furnish assistance needed by the Section in connection with the performance of its functions. PART III. GENERAL SECTION 301. Reservation. There is hereby reserved the right to modify or terminate any or all of the provisions of this order. THE WHITE HOUSE, September 16, 1964 EXPLANATORY NOTE Reference in the Text. Article 102 of the charter of the United Nations (T.S. 993, 59 Stat. 1052), referred to in Article XXI of the text, requires U.N. Members to register every treaty or international agreement with LYNDON B. JOHNSON the U.N. Secretariat. Treaties or international agreements not so registered may not be invoked before any organ of the United Nations. 1602 ARIZONA-NEVADA BOUNDARY COMPACT An act giving the consent of Congress to a compact between the State of Arizona and the State of Nevada establishing a boundary between those States. (Act of June 16, 1961, Public Law 87-50, 75 Stat. 93) [Sec. 1. Consent of Congress granted to Arizona-Nevada boundary compact.]-The consent of Congress is hereby given to the compact between the States of Arizona and Nevada as contained in chapter 69, law of the State of Arizona, 1960 (senate bill numbered 203, twenty-fourth legislature assembled, approved by the Governor March 24, 1960), and chapter 119, Nevada Revised Statutes 1960 (senate bill numbered 121, passed by the 1960 legislature of the State of Nevada and approved by the Governor March 9, 1960) establishing a boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California State line intersects the thirtyfifth degree of latitude north and Davis Dam. (75 Stat. 93) Sec. 2. [Reservation.]-The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved. (75 Stat. 93) EXPLANATORY NOTES Not Codified. This Act is not codified in the U.S. Code. Editor's Note, Annotations. Annotations of opinions are not included because this statute does not deal primarily with the activities of the Bureau of Reclamation. Legislative History. S. 133, Public Law 87-50 in the 87th Congress. Reported in Senate from Judiciary Apr. 13, 1961; S. Rept. No. 164. Passed Senate Apr. 14, 1961. Reported in House from Judiciary May 24, 1961; H.R. Rept. No. 427. Passed House June 5, 1961. INTERSTATE COMPACT DEFINING A PORTION OF THE ARIZONA-NEVADA BOUNDARY ON THE COLORADO RIVER Article I. Purpose The boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam has become indefinite and uncertain because of meanderings in the main channel of the Colorado River with the result that a state of confusion exists as to the true and correct location of the boundary and the enforcement and administration of the laws of the two states have been rendered difficult. The purpose of this compact is to fix the location of the boundary line. between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam. Article II. Description The boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the ARIZONA-NEVADA BOUNDARY COMPACT 1603 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam is herewith defined as a line passing through a series of fixed points located in the mid-channel of the Colorado River which are tied by bearing and distance to established monuments and described as follows: Point No. 1, being the place of beginning where the Nevada-California boundary intersects the 35th degree of latitude north; thence northerly 18,099.91 feet along a curve to the right (with a radius bearing North 63°34′35′′ East, a distance of 13,901.63 feet) to Point No. 2, which point is North 51°24′59′′ West 2,769.37 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave triangulation station; thence North 48°10′31′′ East 1,383.38 feet to Point No. 3, which point is North 23°05′44′′ West 2,880.52 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave triangulation station; thence northeasterly 2,625.09 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 12,170.00 feet to Point No. 4, which point is North 13°27′17′′ East 4,294.35 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave triangulation station; thence northerly 10,610.88 feet along a curve to the left with a radius of 5,775.00 feet to Point No. 5, which is North 9°40′04′′ East 13,640.60 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave triangulation station; thence North 44°44′23′′ West 1,364.03 feet to Point No. 6, which point is North 5°13′06′′ East 14,297.57 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave triangulation station; thence northwesterly 7,745.77 feet along a curve to the left with a radius of 15,000.00 feet to Point No. 7, which point is South 74°59′41′′ West 1,077.76 feet from the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence northwesterly 2,687.16 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 5,250.00 feet to Point No. 8, which point is North 72°18′49′′ West 3,334.98 feet from the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian; thence North 45°00'00" West 1,251.30 feet to Point No. 9, which point is North 65°13′02′′ West 4,647.83 feet from the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian; thence northerly 2,567.51 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 1,738.94 feet to Point No. 10, which point is South 77°14′52′′ West 4,476.96 feet from the northeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 39°35′46′′ East 1,896.58 feet to Point No. 11, which point is North 81°28′29′′ West 3,192.99 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 50°05′20′′ East 1,377.07 feet to Point No. 12, which point is North 57°09′02′′ West 2,501.42 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 38°39′33′′ East 1,670.68 feet to Point No. 13, which point is North 21°40′31′′ West 2,863.96 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. |