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the States, and may advise with any such agencies or officers con-
cerning any matter of mutual interest.

371.                             Article VI. Committees.

A.   To assist in the expeditious conduct of its business when the
full Commission is not meeting, the Commission shall elect a steering
committee of thirty members which, subject to the provisions of this
compact and consistent with the policies of the Commission, shall be
constituted and function as provided in the bylaws of the Commission.
One-third of the voting membership of the steering committee shall
consist of Governors, and the remainder shall consist of other mem-
bers of the Commission. A Federal representative on the Commission
may serve with the steering committee, but without vote. The voting
members of the steering committee shall serve for terms of two
years, except that members elected to the first steering committee of
the Commission shall be elected as follows: fifteen for one year and
fifteen for two years. The chairman, vice chairman, and treasurer
of the Commission shall be members of the steering committee and,
anything in this paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding, shall
serve during their continuance in these offices. Vacancies in the steer-
ing committee shall not affect its authority to act, but the Commis-
sion at its next regularly ensuing meeting following the occurrence
of any vacancy shall fill it for the unexpired term. No person shall
serve more than two terms as a member of the steering committee;
provided that service for a partial term of one year or less shall not
be counted toward the two term limitation.

B.   The Commission may establish advisory and technical com-
mittees composed of State, local and Federal officials, and private
persons to advise it with respect to any one or more of its functions.
Any advisory or technical committee may, on request of the States
concerned, be established to consider any matter of special concern
to two or more of the party States.

C.   The Commission may establish such additional committees as
its bylaws may provide.

372.                               Article VII. Finance.

A.   The Commission shall advise the Governor or designated offi-
cer or officers of each party State of its budget and estimated ex-
penditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that
party State. Each of the Commission's budgets of estimated expendi-
tures shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or
amounts to be appropriated by each of the party States.

B.   The total amount of appropriation requests under any budget
shall be apportioned among the party States. In making such appor-
tionment, the Commission shall devise and employ a formula which
takes equitable account of the populations and per capita income
levels of the party States.

C.   The Commission shall not pledge the credit of any party
States. The Commission may meet any of its obligations in whole or
in part with funds available to it pursuant to Article III (g) of this
compact, provided that the Commission takes specific action setting
aside such funds prior to incurring an obligation to be met in whole