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GENERAL LAW OF INTERSTATE COMPACTS: UNDERSTANDING & IMPLEMENTING INTERSTATE COMPACTS

 

  1. Chapter 1 Overview
  2. Chapter 1.1 Who Must Comply with an Interstate Compact?
  3. Chapter 1.2 Nature of Interstate Compacts
  4. Chapter 1.2.1 Interstate Compacts are Formal Agreements Between States
  5. Chapter 1.2.2 Compacts Are Not Uniform Laws Because of Their Contractual Nature
  6. Chapter 1.2.3 Compacts Are Not Administrative Agreements
  7. Chapter 1.3 Delegation of State Authority to an Interstate Commission
  8. Chapter 1.4 Congressional Consent
  9. Chapter 1.4.1 When Consent is Required
  10. Chapter 1.4.2 Withdrawal and Modification of Congressional Consent
  11. Chapter 1.4.3 Implications of Congressional Consent
  12. Chapter 1.5 Interpretation of Interstate Compacts
  13. Chapter 1.6 Application of State Law that Conflicts with an Interstate Compact
  14. Chapter 1.7 Special Considerations for Litigation Involving Interstate Commissions
  15. Chapter 1.7.2 Eleventh Amendment Issues for Interstate Commissions
  16. Chapter 1.8 Party State, Interstate Commission, and Third-Party Enforcement of Compacts
  17. Chapter 1.9 Recommended Sources of Compact Law and Information