Effective date of this Compact means the date of the ratification of the Compact by the Montana legislature, written approval by the United States Department of the Interior, or written approval by the United States Department of Justice, whichever is later.
Effective date of this Compact means the date of the ratification of the Compact by the Montana legislature, written approval by the United
Effective date of this Compact means the date of the ratification of the Compact by the Montana legislature, written approval by the United States Department of the Interior, or written approval by the United States Department of Justice, whichever is latest. 6. "Groundwater" means water that is beneath the ground surface. 7. "Minimum flow" means the flow of water in a stream measured in cubic feet per second at the point designated in Article II of the Compact, at or below which the United States has the right to seek curtailment of junior water rights upstream from the Refuge. 8. "Natural flow" means the water that the parties agree shall remain in the stream in satisfaction of the United States' water right for the purposes of the federal reservation. 9. "Non-consumptive" see "consumptive" 10. "Parties" means the State of Montana and the United States. 11. "Person" means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, state agency, political subdivision, or any other entity, but does not include the United States.