Ark. Code Ann. § 27-89-204: Consent of Congress - Effect

The commission shall have power to apply to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval of the compact; in the absence of consent of Congress and until the compact shall have been secured, the compact shall be binding upon the State of Arkansas in all respects permitted by law for the two (2) states of Arkansas and Mississippi without the consent of Congress to cooperate, for the purposes enumerated in the compact and in the manner provided therein.