61-02-42. Commission to take into consideration decrees of court adjudicating waters of natural stream

61-02-42. Commission to take into consideration decrees of court adjudicating waters of natural stream. The commission shall take into consideration the decrees of the courts of this state having jurisdiction which purport to adjudicate the waters of any natural stream or its tributaries, and a fair, reasonable, and equitable reconciliation shall be made between the claimants asserting rights under different decrees and between decreed rights and asserted rights of appropriation not adjudicated by any court.