MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1011

ADVISORY, TECHNICAL, AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES

THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH SUCH ADVISORY,
TECHNICAL, AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES AS IT MAY DEEM
NECESSARY, MEMBERSHIP ON WHICH SHALL INCLUDE PRIVATE
PERSONS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND SHALL COOPERATE WITH
AND USE THE SERVICES OF ANY SUCH COMMITTEES AND THE
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH THE MEMBERS REPRESENT IN
FURTHERING ANY OF ITS ACTIVITIES. SUCH COMMITTEES MAY
BE FORMED TO CONSIDER PROBLEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO
ANY PARTY STATES, PROBLEMS DEALING WITH PARTICULAR
COMMODITIES OR TYPES OF MINING OPERATIONS, PROBLEMS
RELATED TO RECLAMATION, DEVELOPMENT, OR USE OF MINED
LAND, OR ANY OTHER MATTERS OF CONCERN TO THE
COMMISSION.

ARTICLE VII
FINANCE

(A) THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR
OR DESIGNATED OFFICER OR OFFICERS OF EACH PARTY STATE
A BUDGET OF ITS ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FOR SUCH PERIOD
AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE LAWS OF THAT PARTY STATE FOR
PRESENTATION TO THE LEGISLATURE THEREOF.

(E) EACH OF THE COMMISSION'S BUDGETS OF
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES SHALL CONTAIN SPECIFIED
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AMOUNT OR AMOUNTS TO BE
APPROPRIATED BY EACH OF THE PARTY STATES. THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED UNDER ANY SUCH
BUDGET SHALL BE APPORTIONED AMONG THE PARTY STATES AS
FOLLOWS: ONE-HALF IN EQUAL SHARES, AND THE REMAINDER
IN PROPORTION TO THE VALUE OF MINERALS, ORES, AND
OTHER SOLID MATTER MINED. IN DETERMINING SUCH VALUES,
THE COMMISSION SHALL EMPLOY SUCH AVAILABLE PUBLIC
SOURCE OR SOURCES OF INFORMATION AS, IN ITS JUDGMENT,
PRESENT THE MOST EQUITABLE AND ACCURATE COMPARISONS
AMONG THE PARTY STATES. EACH OF THE COMMISSION'S
BUDGETS OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REQUESTS FOR
APPROPRIATIONS SHALL INDICATE THE SOURCE OR SOURCES
USED IN OBTAINING INFORMATION CONCERNING VALUE OF
MINERALS, ORES, AND OTHER SOLID MATTER MINED.

(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT PLEDGE THE CREDIT
OF ANY PARTY STATE. THE COMMISSION MAY MEET ANY OF ITS
OBLIGATIONS IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITH FUNDS AVAILABLE
TO IT UNDER ARTICLE V (H) OF THIS COMPACT: PROVIDED
THAT THE COMMISSION TAKES SPECIFIC ACTION SETTING
ASIDE SUCH FUNDS PRIOR TO INCURRING ANY OBLIGATION TO