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THIS COMPACT TO GOVERN ITS OWN ACTIONS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
THE DUTIES DELEGATED TO IT INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO CREATE AND
APPOINT AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND A FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH
SUCH POWERS AND AUTHORITY AS THE BOARD MAY DELEGATE TO THEM
FROM TIME TO TIME. THE BOARD MAY, WITHIN ITS DISCRETION,
ELECT AS ITS CHAIRMAN A PERSON WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD, PROVIDED SUCH PERSON RESIDES WITHIN A SIGNATORY
STATE, AND UPON SUCH ELECTION SUCH PERSON SHALL BECOME A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD WITH ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF
SUCH MEMBERSHIP.

(C)   DUTY OF BOARD TO SUBMIT PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS;
TITLE TO AND OPERATION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE BOARD TO SUBMIT PLANS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATES FROM TIME TO TIME FOR THEIR
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION BY APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT, ESTABLISHMENT, ACQUISITION, OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS WITHIN
THE GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITS OF THE REGIONAL AREA OF THE STATES,
OF SUCH CHARACTER AND TYPE AND FOR SUCH EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES, PROFESSIONAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY,
OR OTHERWISE, AS THEY MAY DEEM AND DETERMINE TO BE PROPER,
NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE. TITLE TO ALL SUCH EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS WHEN SO ESTABLISHED BY APPROPRIATE LEGISLATIVE
ACTIONS OF THE STATES AND TO ALL PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES
USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH SHALL BE VESTED IN SAID BOARD
AS THE AGENCY OF AND FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE SAID
STATES AND THE CITIZENS THEREOF, AND ALL SUCH EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS SHALL BE OPERATED, MAINTAINED AND FINANCED IN
THE MANNER HEREIN SET OUT, SUBJECT TO ANY PROVISIONS OR
LIMITATIONS WHICH MAY BE CONTAINED IN THE LEGISLATIVE ACTS
OF THE STATES AUTHORIZING THE CREATION, ESTABLISHMENT AND
OPERATION OF SUCH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

(D)    POWER OF BOARD TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS AND
ARRANGEMENTS; ADDITIONAL AND GENERAL POWERS.

IN ADDITION TO THE POWER AND AUTHORITY HERETOFORE
GRANTED, THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ENTER INTO SUCH
AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH ANY OF THE STATES AND WITH
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR AGENCIES, AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN
THE JUDGMENT OF THE BOARD, TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SERVICES AND
FACILITIES FOR THE GRADUATE, PROFESSIONAL, AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF THE RESPECTIVE
STATES RESIDING WITHIN THE REGION, AND SUCH ADDITIONAL AND
GENERAL POWER AND AUTHORITY AS MAY BE VESTED IN THE BOARD
FROM TIME TO TIME BY LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT OF THE SAID
STATES.

(E)   SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS.

ANY TWO OR MORE STATES WHO ARE PARTIES OF THIS COMPACT
SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENTER INTO SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, FINANCING AND OPERATION OF
REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF
CITIZENS RESIDING WITHIN AN AREA WHICH CONSTITUTES A PORTION
OF THE GENERAL REGION HEREIN CREATED, SUCH INSTITUTIONS TO