MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 555

INTERGOVERNMENTAL OR INTERSTATE AGENCIES.

ARTICLE 4
SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS

(H) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO SUPPLEMENTARY

AGREEMENTS. SIGNATORIES MAY ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS FOR

THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION PROBLEMS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE

FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS

DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE AGREEING PARTIES UNDER
SUBSECTION (M) AND SUBSECTION (O) .

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

(J) RECOGNITION OF EXISTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENTS DIRECTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES. ALL
EXISTING INTERSTATE AND FEDERAL-INTERSTATE COMPACTS
DIRECTLY RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ARE
HEREBY EXPRESSLY RECOGNIZED AND NOTHING IN THIS
COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED 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
COMMISSIONS AND COMPACTS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO
LIMIT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THE CREATION OF
ADDITIONAL MULTISTATE ORGANIZATIONS OR INTERSTATE
COMPACTS, NCR TO PREVENT TERMINATION, MODIFICATION,
EXTENSION, OR SUPPLEMENTATION OF SUCH MULTISTATE
ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERSTATE COMPACTS.

(I) RECOGNITION OF FUTURE MULTISTATE COMMISSIONS
AND INTERSTATE COMPACTS. NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT
SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT SIGNATORIES FROM
ENTERING INTO MULTISTATE ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER
INTERSTATE COMPACTS WHICH DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THEIR
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS COMPACT OR SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENTS.

(M) SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS. ANY TWO OR MORE
SIGNATORIES MAY ENTER INTO SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS