Great Lakes Basin Compact: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 1416 Granting the Consent and Approval of Congress to a Great Lakes Basin Compact, and for Related Purposes. March 26-27, 1958 |
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... meeting of the Commis- sion . Actions of the Commission shall be by a majority of the votes cast ex- cept that any recommendations made pursuant to Article VI of this compact shall require an affirmative vote of not less than a majority ...
... meeting of the Commis- sion . Actions of the Commission shall be by a majority of the votes cast ex- cept that any recommendations made pursuant to Article VI of this compact shall require an affirmative vote of not less than a majority ...
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... meeting of the Commission shall be held within six months from the effective date of this compact . " M. The ... meetings and pro- ceedings and shall annually make a report thereof to be submitted to the duly designated official of each ...
... meeting of the Commission shall be held within six months from the effective date of this compact . " M. The ... meetings and pro- ceedings and shall annually make a report thereof to be submitted to the duly designated official of each ...
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... meetings and conferences were held and attended by representatives of all of the Great Lakes States . The final result was the drafting and adoption of the Great Lakes Basin com- pact . A mere reading of article I of the compact , which ...
... meetings and conferences were held and attended by representatives of all of the Great Lakes States . The final result was the drafting and adoption of the Great Lakes Basin com- pact . A mere reading of article I of the compact , which ...
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... meetings in which the language was worked over . Senator O'MAHONEY . You will pardon my questions . Of course , we have to make the record here , because of the responsibility for ap- proval resides not with the State Department or with ...
... meetings in which the language was worked over . Senator O'MAHONEY . You will pardon my questions . Of course , we have to make the record here , because of the responsibility for ap- proval resides not with the State Department or with ...
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... meetings of the Commission , his role is reduced to insignificance and a complete lack of dignity . It would be better to eliminate it from the legislation , under those circumstances . In summary , the bill creates a position for a ...
... meetings of the Commission , his role is reduced to insignificance and a complete lack of dignity . It would be better to eliminate it from the legislation , under those circumstances . In summary , the bill creates a position for a ...
Common terms and phrases
84th Congress agreement amended annually appointed appropriate approval of Congress Article attorneys Canada Chairman commissioners conference congressional consent consent and approval consent legislation consent of Congress consider Constitution Council D. C. DEAR SENATOR DAVISON Department diversion of water enacted established Executive Committee Executive Director Federal agencies Federal Government Federal representative fisheries functions Governor granting the consent GREEN hereby HONECK Illinois Indiana intergovernmental agency International Joint Commission interstate compact joint Judiciary jurisdiction Lakes Basin compact Lakes Commission Lakes compact Lakes Harbors Lawrence Association Lawrence Seaway laws legislature letter March 26 matters meeting ment Michigan Minnesota mission mutual arrangements navigation aids objections officer Ohio Ontario organization Parliament of Canada party Pennsylvania portion thereof power authority President PRESTON problems proposed purposes ratified recommendations recommendatory record respect SCHWAN Senator O'MAHONEY Sincerely statement subcommittee subdivision submitted tion United States Senate Washington water resources Wisconsin York
Popular passages
Page 111 - All receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the commission.
Page 97 - Irrespective of the civil service, personnel or other merit system laws of any of the party states, the executive director with the approval of the...
Page 112 - This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance...
Page 1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments in 1975".
Page 120 - FINANCE (a) The commission shall submit to the executive head or designated officer or officers of each party state a budget of its estimated...
Page 5 - Council shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 (b) of title 5 of the United States Code.
Page 84 - WITHDRAWAL. This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each party state until renounced by it. Renunciation of this compact must be preceded by sending three years...
Page 111 - Commission takes specific action setting aside such funds prior to incurring any obligation to be met in whole or in part in such manner. Except where the Commission makes use of funds available to it under Article...
Page 31 - ... the said Compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said Compact in every particular.
Page 111 - ... (b) Each of the commission's budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be appropriated by each of the party states.