902                                LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 520

state; nor shall any agreement to submit to confinement or reconfine-
ment pursuant to the terms of this amendment be construed as a
waiver of any rights which the delinquent would have had if he had
been confined or reconfined in any appropriate institution of the
sending state except that the hearing or hearings, if any, to which
a parolee, probationer, escapee, or absconder may be entitled (prior
to confinement or reconfinement) by the laws of the sending state
may be had before the appropriate judicial or administrative officers
of the receiving state. In this event, said judicial or administrative
officers shall act as agents of the sending state after consultation
with appropriate officers of the sending state.

(viii) Any receiving state incurring costs or other expenses under
this amendment shall be reimbursed in the amount of such costs or
other expenses by the sending state unless the states concerned shall
specifically otherwise agree. Any two or more states party to this
amendment may enter into supplementary agreements determining
a different allocation of costs as among themselves.

(ix) This amendment shall take initial effect when entered into
by any two or more states party to the compact and shall be effec-
tive as to those states which have specifically enacted this amendment.
Rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the terms of this amend-
ment may be promulgated by the appropriate officers of those states
which have enacted this amendment.

369.   Pursuant to said compact, the Governor is hereby author-
ized and empowered to designate an officer who shall be the compact
administrator and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party
states, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effec-
tively the terms of the compact. Said compact administrator shall
serve subject to the pleasure of the Governor. The compact admin-
istrator is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to cooperate
with all departments, agencies and officers of and in the government
of this State and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper adminis-
tration of the compact or of any supplementary agreement or agree-
ments entered into by this State hereunder.

370.    The compact administrator is hereby authorized and empow-
ered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate offi-
cials of other states pursuant to the compact. In the event that such
supplementary agreement shall require or contemplate the use of
any institution or facility of this State or require or contemplate the
provision of any service by this State, said supplementary agreement
shall have no force or effect until approved by the head of the depart-
ment or agency under whose jurisdiction said institution or facility
is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the
rendering of such service.

371.    The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the
Governor, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to dis-
charge any financial obligations imposed upon this State by the com-
pact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.

372.    The courts, departments, agencies and officers of this State
and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and shall do all things