1708                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 660

(D)    POWERS OF THE STATES. NOTHING CONTAINED IN
THIS COMPACT SHALL IMPAIR OR EXTEND THE CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AUTHORITY OF ANY SIGNATORY, NOR SHALL
THE POLICE POWERS OF ANY SIGNATORY BE AFFECTED
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN A SUPPLEMEN-
TARY AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 4.

ARTICLE 2

SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS, PURPOSES, AND
LIMITATIONS

(E)    SHORT TITLE. THIS COMPACT SHALL BE KNOWN
AND MAY BE CITED AS THE INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENT
COMPACT.

(F)    DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS COM-
PACT AND OF ANY SUPPLEMENTAL OR CONCURRING
LEGISLATION ENACTED PURSUANT OR IN RELATION
HERETO, EXCEPT AS MAY BE OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY
THE CONTEXT:

(1)    "STATE" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, AND THE TERRI-
TORIES AND POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(2)    "INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION"
SHALL MEAN ANY POLLUTION OF A STREAM OR BODY
OF WATER CROSSING OR MARKING A STATE BOUNDARY,
POLLUTION OF AN INTERSTATE AIR QUALITY CONTROL
REGION, ANY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM PAR-
TICIPATED IN BY MORE THAN ONE STATE, OR LAND USE
PRACTICE AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT OF MORE
THAN ONE STATE.

(3)    "GOVERNMENT" SHALL MEAN THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES OR A SIGNATORY STATE.

(4)    "FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" SHALL MEAN THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
ANY APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT, INSTRUMENTALITY,
AGENCY, COMMISSION, BUREAU, DIVISION, BRANCH OR
OTHER UNIT THEREOF, AS THE CASE MAY BE, BUT SHALL
NOT INCLUDE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

(5)    "SIGNATORY" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE WHICH
ENTERS INTO THIS COMPACT.

ARTICLE 3
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION

(G)    AGREEMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND OTHER AGENCIES. SIGNATORIES ARE HEREBY AU-
THORIZED JOINTLY TO PARTICIPATE IN COOPERATIVE
OR JOINT UNDERTAKINGS FOR THE PROTECTION OF
THE INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OR WITH ANY INTERGOVERNMENTAL OR
INTERSTATE AGENCIES.