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239KRights to sue President or Commissioner become rights to sue Authority
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239K Rights to sue President or Commissioner become rights to sue Authority
If a right to sue a person, in the person’s capacity as the President or a Commissioner, existed immediately before the commencement of this Part, but had not been exercised, from that commencement the right to sue:
(a) ceases to be a right to sue the person; and
(b) becomes a right to sue the Authority.
Note: The Agreement provides for the Basin States to indemnify the Authority for a share of the costs associated with rights covered by this section.