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650.3 R425 1999 c.l Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana Texas REPORT OF TEE COMPACT COMMISSION Arkansas Louisiana Texas RED RIVER COMPACT COMMISSION November 28, 2005 The President United States of America The Honorable Mike Huckabee, Governor State of Arkansas The Honorable Kathleen Blanco, Governor State of Louisiana The Honorable Brad Henry, Governor State of Oklahoma The Honorable Rick Perry, Governor State of Texas Dear Mr. President and Governors: The Red River Compact is an interstate agreement entered into by the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas with the consent of Congress dealing with the water resources of the Red River Basin. Pursuant to Section 10.02 paragraphs (d) and (e) of the Red River Compact and as directed by the Red River Compact Commission (RRCC), the interstate body overseeing the Compact, the Compact at its nineteenth annual meeting submitted the report of the RRCC, together with an account of all funds received and expended in the conduct of its work for FY 1999 and a budget covering the anticipated expenses of the Commission for Fiscal Year 2000. The State of Oklahoma hosted the nineteenth annual meeting on May 4,1999, at Beavers Bend Lakeview Lodge, at Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Sincerely, mhn Id Gordon W. Fasset Chairman/Federal Commissioner ARKANSAS LOUISIANA OKLAHOMA TEXAS TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Red River Compact Commission 1999 Officers 1 and Committee Members Proxy - Red River Compact Commission 5 Red River Compact Commission Budget - July 1,1999 - June 30,2001 7 FY 99 Interim Financial Report 8 FY 98 Year End Financial Report 10 Red River Compact Commission Statement of Cash Receipts 13 and Disbursements - July 1,1997-June 30,1998 Red River Compact Commission Nineteenth Annual Meeting Agenda 17 Minutes of the Red River Compact Commission Nineteenth Annual Meeting. 19 State of Arkansas Commissioner's Report 33 State of Oklahoma Commissioners' Report 47 State of Texas Update 51 State of Louisiana Activity Report 55 Report of the Legal Committee 59 Engineering Advisory Committee Report 67 USGS List of Corps of Engineers Stations to be Discontinued 69 1999 Calendar Year Report to the Red River Commission 71 Bureau of Reclamation USGS Summary Sheets 75 Red River Compact Preamble and Articles 119 Rules for Internal Organization 151 Rules and Regulations to Compute and Enforce Compact Compliance A. Reach II, Subbasin 5 157 B. Reach I, Subbasin 1 163 C. Reach 111, Subbasin 3 (as amended 4/25/89) 169 RED RIVER COMPACT COMMISSION MEMBERS Federal Commissioner Major General Phillip R. Anderson Mississippi Valley Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers P.O. 80 Vickbsurg, MS 39181-0080 (601) 634-5768 Arkansas Commissioners Don Mitchell 8004 Stateline Plaza Texarkana, Arkansas 71854 (870} 773-1061 J- Randy Young/ P.E., Executive Director Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission 101 East Capitol, Suite 350 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3823 (501) 682-3986 (501) 682-3991 (FAX) Louisiana Commissloners Arthur R. Theis,- P.E. 9433 West Tampa Driver Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815 Business: (504) 927-5588 Residence;(504) 927-0414 Frank M. Denton, Secretary Department of Transportation and Development P. O. Box 94245, Capitol Station Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9245 (504) 379-1200 Curtis Patterson (representative for Mr. Denton) (504) 379-1294 (504) 379-1394 (FAX) Oklahoma Commissioners Ken Fergeson Box 598 Altus, Oklahoma 73522 (580) 477-1100 (405) 477-1634 (FAX) Duane Smith, Executive Director Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118 (405) 530-8800 (405) 530-8900 (FAX) Texas Commissioners Lowell Cable 858 Gilmer Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 (903) 858-3148 (903) 439-1050 (FAX) Jeffrey Saitas, Executive Director Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission P. 0. Box 13087, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-3087 (512) 239-3900 (512} 239-3939 (FAX) Pagel RED RIVER COMPACT COMMISSION OFFICERS and COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN 1999 CHAIRMAN/FEDERAL COMMISSIONER Major General Phillip R. Anderson Mississippi Valley Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers P.O. 80 Vickbsurg, MS 39181-0080 (601) 634-5768 VICE CHAIRMAN/LOUISIANA COMMISSIONER Duane A. Smith, Executive Director Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 530-8800 fax: (405) 530-8900 SECRETARY Mary Schooley, Executive Secretary Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 530-8800 fax: (405) 530-8900 TREASURER Pris Houchens, Executive Assistant Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission 101 East Capitol, Suite 350 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3823 (501) 682-3986 (501) 682-3991 (FAX) BUDGET COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN Michael E* Mathis, Chief, Planning & Management Division Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 530-8800 fax: (405) 530-8900 ENGINEERING COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN Michael E. Mathis, Chief, Planning & Management Division Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3 800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 530-8800 fax: (405) 530-8900 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE - CHAIRMAN Derek Smithee, Chief, Water Quality Division Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 530-8800 (fax: (405) 530-8900 Page 2 pm PTWP COMPACT COMMISSION COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1999 BUDGET COMMITTEE Michael E. Mathis, Chief Planning & Management Division Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 538-8800 fax: (405) 530-8900 Frank M« Denton, Secretary Department of Transportation and Development P. 0. Box 94245, Capitol Station Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9245 Curtis Patterson (representative for Mr. Denton) (504) 379-1294 (504) 379-1394 (FAX) Lowell Cable 858 Gilmer Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 (903) 853-3148 (903) 439-1050 (FAX) Earl T- Smith, Jr., P.E., Chief Water Resources Management Division Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission 101 East Capitol, Suite 350 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3823 (501) 682-3979 (501) 682-3991 (FAX) E-mail: [email protected] ENGINEERING COMMITTEE Michael E- Mathis, Chief Planning & Management Division Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 538-8800 fax: (405) 530-8900 Earl T. Smith, Jr., P.E., Chief Water Resources Management Division Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission 101 East Capitol, Suite 350 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3823 (501) 682-3979 (501) 682-3991 (FAX) E-mail: earl.smithfcaswcc.state.ar.us Zahir wBo" Bolonrchi, P.E., Chief Water Resources Section Department of Transportation and Development P. 0. Box 94245, Capitol Station Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9245 (504) 379-1434 (504) 379-1523 (FAX) E-mail: [email protected] Herman R. Settemeyer, Engineer Advisor Red River Compact Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission MC-157 P. 0. Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711-3087 (512) 239-4707 (512) 239-4750 (FAX) E-mail: [email protected] Page 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Julia Mobley, Chief Executive Officer Commercial National Bank P. 0. Box 1998 Texarkana, Arkansas 75504 (501) 773-4561 (501) 772-6914 (FAX) State of Louisiana has not designated a representative Derek Smithee, Chief, Water Quality Division Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 530-8800 (fax: (405) 530-8900 Ken Petersen Office of Water Resource Management Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission P. 0. Box 13087, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-3087 (512) 463-2012 (512) 320-0052 (FAX) LEGAL COMMITTEE A- Mark Bennett, III, General Counsel Water Resources Management Division Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission 101 East Capitol, Suite 350 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3823 (501) 682-3965 (501) 682-3991 (FAX) Gary Ethridge, Senior Attorney Department of Transportation and Development P. O. Box 94245, Capitol Station Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9245 (504) 379-1043 (504) 379-1857 (FAX) Dean Couch, General Counsel Oklahoma Water Resources Board 3800 N. Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118 (405) 530-8800 (405) 530-8900 (FAX) Tom Bohl, Assistant Attorney General Natural Resources Division P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-3087 (512) 463-2012 (512) 320-0052 (FAX) Page 4 RED RIVER COMPACT COMMISSION THIS IS TO CERTIFY that I have designated and do hereby authorize ESMOND J. PREAU, JR., Chief, Public Works and Water Resources Development Division, to serve as my proxy for the Red River Compact Commission meetings, and any committee meetings held in connection with the Red River Compact Commission, with full authority to act on my behalf as a voting member of the Commission. SIGNED at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 2# day of April, 1999. KAM K. MOVASSAGHX, Ph.D. P.E. SECRETARY Page 5 Page 6 RED RIVER COMPACT COMMISSION FY2000 - 2001 Budget (July 1,1999 thru June 30, 2001) 5/4/99 FY2000 FY2Q01 1. Personnel Services, Office Expenses, Rent, Travel (Mtg. Expenses) $500 $500 2. Audit $250 $250 3. Treasurer's Bond $125 $125 4. Postage, Stationery & Office Supplies $100 $100 5. Printing & Reports $1,225 $1225 6. Contingency $0 $0 TOTAL $2,200 $2,200 STATE ASSESSMENTS: In accordance with Article IX, Section 9.04.C, of the Compact, the amount of such budget shall be bome equally by the signatory states in an equal amount. Therefore, the FY2000 assessment is $550 per state and the FY2001 assessment is $550 per state. Page 7 FY 99 Interim Financial 7/1/98 Through 4/22/99 4/22/99 Pagel Red River CC Date Num Description Memo Category Clr Amount — INCOME/EXPENSE INCOME •—- i Assessment s..m.. 8/13/98 DEP Arkansas FY 99 Assessment 550.00 8/17/98 DEP Louisiana FY 99 Assessment 550.00 9/30/98 DEP State of Oklahoma FY 99 Assessment 550.00 .—' 11/17... DEP State of Texas FY 99 Assessment 550.OO •, , TOTAL Assessment 2,200.00 w Div Income-Dividend Income —^ w^ 7/29/98 DEP First Commercial Bank July Interest Div Income 25.35 8/27/98 DEP First Commercial Bank August Interest Div Income 23.16 , , 10/29..