Marvin Mandel, Governor                         1709

ARTICLE 4
SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS

(H) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENTS. SIGNATORIES MAY ENTER INTO AGREE-
MENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING INTERSTATE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PROBLEMS NOT INCON-
SISTENT WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND
UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS DEEMED APPRO-
PRIATE BY THE AGREEING PARTIES UNDER SUBSECTION
(M) AND SUBSECTION (O).

(I) RECOGNITION OF EXISTING NON-ENVIRONMENTAL
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS. THE SIGNATO-
RIES AGREE THAT EXISTING FEDERAL-STATE, FEDERAL-
INTERSTATE OR OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AR-
RANGEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT PRIMARILY DIRECTED
TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PURPOSES AS DE-
FINED HEREIN ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS COMPACT.

(J) RECOGNITION OF EXISTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENTS DIRECTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL OBJEC-
TIVES. ALL EXISTING INTERSTATE AND FEDERAL-INTER-
STATE COMPACTS DIRECTLY RELATING TO ENVIRON-
MENTAL PROTECTION ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY RECOG-
NIZED AND NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CON-
STRUED TO DIMINISH OR SUPERSEDE THE POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS OF SUCH EXISTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENTS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS CREATED BY
THEM.

(K) MODIFICATION OF EXISTING COMMISSIONS AND
COMPACTS. RECOGNITION HEREIN OF MULTISTATE COM-
MISSIONS AND COMPACTS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO
LIMIT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THE CREATION OF
ADDITIONAL MULTISTATE ORGANIZATIONS OR INTER-
STATE COMPACTS, NOR TO PREVENT TERMINATION,
MODIFICATION, EXTENSION, OR SUPPLEMENTATION OF
SUCH MULTISTATE ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERSTATE
COMPACTS.

(L) RECOGNITION OF FUTURE MULTISTATE COMMIS-
SIONS AND INTERSTATE COMPACTS. NOTHING IN THIS
COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT SIGNA-
TORIES FROM ENTERING INTO MULTISTATE ORGANIZA-
TIONS OR OTHER INTERSTATE COMPACTS WHICH DO NOT
CONFLICT WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS COM-
PACT OR SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS.

(M) SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS. ANY TWO OR
MORE SIGNATORIES MAY ENTER INTO SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENTS FOR JOINT, COORDINATED OR MUTUAL EN-
VIRONMENTAL POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
RELATING TO INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
PROBLEMS COMMON TO THE JURISDICTIONS OF SUCH
SIGNATORIES AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COM-
MON OR JOINT REGULATION, MANAGEMENT, SERVICES,
AGENCIES, OR FACILITIES FOR SUCH PURPOSES OR MAY
DESIGNATE AN APPROPRIATE AGENCY TO ACT AS THEIR