{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-182.300","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 182.300","heading":"Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Compact.","body":"The Governor on behalf of the Commonwealth is authorized to execute a compact, in\nsubstantially the following form, with the other states that are parties to the compact; and\nthe General Assembly, with the provision contained in KRS 182.310, signifies in advance\nits approval and ratification of the compact, which is as follows:\nARTICLE I\nThe purpose of this compact is to promote the development of a navigable\nwaterway connecting the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers by way of the east fork of the\nTombigbee River and Mackeys and Yellow Creeks so as to provide a nine (9) foot\nnavigable channel from the junction of the Tombigbee and Warrior Rivers at Demopolis\nin the State of Alabama to the junction of Yellow Creek with the Tennessee River at\nPickwick Pool in t he State of Mississippi, and to establish a joint interstate authority to\nassist in these efforts.\nARTICLE II\nThis compact shall become effective immediately as to the states ratifying it\nwhenever the States of Alabama and Mississippi have ratified it a nd Congress has given\nconsent thereto. Any state not mentioned in this article which is contiguous with any\nmember state may become a party to this compact, subject to approval by the legislature\nof each of the member states.\nARTICLE III\nThe states which are parties to this compact (hereinafter referred to as \"party states\")\ndo hereby establish and create a joint agency which shall be known as the Tennessee -\nTombigbee Waterway Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as the \"authority\").\nThe membership of which authority shall consist of the Governor of each party state and\nfive (5) other citizens of each party state, to be appointed by the Governor thereof. Each\nappointive member of the authority shall be a citizen of that state who is interested in  the\npromotion and development of waterways and water transportation. The appointive\nmembers of the authority shall serve for terms of four (4) years each. Vacancies on the\nauthority shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the\nterm. The members of the authority shall not be compensated, but each shall be entitled to\nactual expenses incurred in attending meetings, or incurred otherwise in the performance\nof his duties as a member of the authority. The members of the author ity shall hold\nregular quarterly meetings and such special meetings as its business may require. They\nshall choose annually a chairman and vice chairman from among their members, and the\nchairmanship shall rotate each year among the party states in order o f their acceptance of\nthis compact. The secretary of the authority (hereinafter provided for) shall notify each\nmember in writing of all meetings of the authority in such a manner and under such rules\nand regulations as the authority may prescribe. The aut hority shall adopt rules and\nregulations for the transaction of its business; and the secretary shall keep a record of all\nits business, and shall furnish a copy thereof to each member of the authority. It shall be\nthe duty of the authority, in general, to  promote, encourage, and coordinate the efforts of\nthe party states to secure the development of the Tennessee -Tombigbee Waterway.\nToward this end, the authority shall have power to hold hearings; to conduct studies and\nsurveys of all problems, benefits, a nd other matters associated with the development of\nthe Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, and to make reports thereon; to acquire, by gift or\notherwise, and hold and dispose of such money and property as may be provided for the\nproper performance of their func tion; to cooperate with other public or private groups,\nwhether local, state, regional, or national, having an interest in waterways development;\nto formulate and execute plans and policies for emphasizing the purpose of this compact\nbefore the Congress of  the United States and other appropriate officers and agencies of\nthe United States; and to exercise such other powers as may be appropriate to enable it to\naccomplish its functions and duties in connection with the development of the Tennessee-\nTombigbee Waterway and to carry out the purposes of this compact.\nARTICLE IV\nThe authority shall appoint a secretary, who shall be a person familiar with the\nnature, procedures, and significance of inland waterways development and the\ninformational, educational, an d publicity methods of stimulating general interest in such\ndevelopments, and who shall be the compact administrator. His term of office shall be at\nthe pleasure of the authority and he shall receive such compensation as the authority shall\nprescribe. He shall maintain custody of the authority's books, records, and papers, which\nhe shall keep at the office of the authority, and he shall perform all functions and duties,\nand exercise all powers and authorities, that may be delegated to him by the authority.\nARTICLE V\nEach party state agrees that, when authorized by its legislature, it will from time to\ntime make available and pay over to the authority such funds as may be required for the\nestablishment and operation of the authority. The contribution of ea ch party state shall be\nin the proportion that its population bears to the total population of the states which are\nparties hereto, as shown by the most recent official report of the United States Bureau of\nthe Census, or upon such other basis as may be agreed upon.\nARTICLE VI\nNothing in this compact shall be construed so as to conflict with any existing\nstatute, or to limit the powers of any party state, or to repeal or prevent legislation, or to\nauthorize or permit curtailment or diminution of any other waterway project, or to  affect\nany existing or future cooperative arrangement or relationship between any federal agency\nand a party state.\nARTICLE VII\nThis compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each party state until\nthe legislature or Governor of each or e ither state takes action to withdraw therefrom;\nprovided that such withdrawal shall not become effective until six (6) months after the\ndate of the action taken by the legislature or Governor. Notice of such action shall be\ngiven to the other party state o r states by the Secretary of State of the party state which\ntakes such action.","path":["KRS Chapter 182"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5703","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:33Z","sha256":"df92c4dc72be3d915ca377692bb1fb2e754d52e4713fe12a47092d468fa46672","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-182.240","next":"us-ky/krs-182.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}