MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1085

REGARD TO POLITICAL BOUNDARIES.

6. IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENT OF THE SIGNATORY
PARTIES THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL ENGAGE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A PROJECT
ONLY WHEN THE PROJECT IS NECESSARY TO THE EXECUTION OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND NO OTHER COMPETENT AGENCY
IS IN A POSITION TO ACT, OR SUCH AGENCY FAILS TO ACT.

1.4.    POWERS OF CONGRESS; WITHDRAWAL. —NOTHING
IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO RELINQUISH THE
FUNCTIONS, POWERS, OR DUTIES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE
UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTROL OF ANY
NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN THE BASIN, NOR SHALL ANY
PROVISIONS HEREOF BE CONSTRUED IN DEROGATION OF ANY OF
THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS OF THE CONGRESS TO REGULATE
COMMERCE AMONG THE STATES AND WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.
THE POWER AND RIGHT OF THE CONGRESS TO WITHDRAW THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS A PARTY TO THIS COMPACT OR TO
REVISE OR MODIFY THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVISIONS
UNDER WHICH IT MAY REMAIN A PARTY BY AMENDMENT,
REPEAL, OR MODIFICATION OF ANY FEDERAL STATUTE
APPLICABLE HERETO IS RECOGNIZED BY THE SIGNATORY
PARTIES.

1.5.    DURATION OF COMPACT. —

(A) THE DURATION OF THIS COMPACT SHALL BE FOR AN
INITIAL PERIOD OF 100 YEARS FROM ITS EFFECTIVE DATE,
AND IT SHALL BE CONTINUED FOR ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF
100 YEARS IF NOT LESS THAN 20 YEARS NOR MORE THAN 25
YEARS PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THE INITIAL PERIOD
OR ANY SUCCEEDING PERIOD NONE OF THE SIGNATORY STATES,
BY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF ITS LEGISLATURE, NOTIFIES
THE COMMISSION OF INTENTION TO TERMINATE THE COMPACT
AT THE END OF THE THEN CURRENT 100-YEAR PERIOD.

(E) IN THE EVENT THIS COMPACT SHOULD BE
TERMINATED BY OPERATION OF PARAGRAPH (A) ABOVE, THE
COMMISSION SHALL BE DISSOLVED, ITS ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
EQUITIES OF THE SIGNATORY PARTIES THEREIN, AND ITS
CORPORATE AFFAIRS WOUND UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH
AGREEMENT OF THE SIGNATORY PARTIES OR, FAILING
AGREEMENT, BY ACT OF THE CONGRESS.

ARTICLE 2
ORGANIZATION AND AREA