Acuerdo sobre la Frontera del Río Rojo entre Texas y Oklahoma

Sec. 12.002. TEXT OF COMPACT. The Red River Boundary Compact reads as follows: RED RIVER BOUNDARY COMPACT ARTICLE I. PURPOSE Statute text rendered on: 1/18/2025 - 20 - NATURAL RESOURCES CODE (a) The states of Texas and Oklahoma recognize that: (1) there are actual and potential disputes, controversies, criminal proceedings, and litigation arising, or that may arise, out of the location of the boundary line between the states along the Red River; (2) the south bank of the Red River is the boundary between the states along the Red River; (3) the boundary between the states changes as a result of the natural action of the river and, because of those changes and the nature of the land, the south bank of the river is often not readily or easily identified; (4) while the south bank, at any given time, may be located through expensive and time-consuming survey techniques, such surveys can, at best, identify the south bank only as it exists at the time of the survey; (5) locating the south bank through survey techniques is of minimal aid when agencies of the party states must locate the state boundary line for law enforcement, administrative, and taxation purposes; and (6) the interests of the party states are better served by establishing the boundary between the states through use of a readily identifiable natural landmark than through use of an artificial survey line. (b) It is the principal purpose of the party states in entering into this compact to establish an identifiable bou