To clarify the authority of Congress.

SA 5263. Ms. CANTWELL (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment in the
joint resolution S.J. Res. 45, expressing the consent and approval of
Congress to an inter-state compact regarding water resources in the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin; as follows:

On page 63, strike lines 4 through 11 and insert the
following:
(1) Congress consents to and approves the interstate
compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes--St.
Lawrence River Basin described in the preamble;
(2) until a Great Lakes Water Compact is ratified and
enforceable, laws in effect as of the date of enactment of
this resolution provide protection sufficient to prevent
Great Lakes water diversions; and
(3) Congress expressly reserves the right to alter, amend,
or repeal this resolution.
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