55-12-110 - Article 10 -- Compacting states, effective date, and amendment.
55-12-110. Article 10 -- Compacting states, effective date, and amendment.
(1) Any state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S.Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas Islands as defined in Section55-12-102 is eligible to become a compacting state.
(2) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of thecompact into law by no less than 35 states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1,2004 or upon enactment into law by the 35th jurisdiction. Thereafter it shall become effectiveand binding as to any other compacting state upon enactment of the compact into law by thatstate.
(3) The governors of nonmember states or their designees shall be invited to participatein the activities of the Interstate Commission on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of thecompact by all states and territories of the United States.
(4) The commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by thecompacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the commission andthe compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of thecompacting states.
Enacted by Chapter 155, 2005 General Session