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1599
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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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D. THE FIRST 3 STATES ELIGIBLE TO BECOME PARTY STATES TO
THIS COMPACT WHICH ADOPT THIS COMPACT INTO LAW AS REQUIRED IN
ARTICLE VII(B) SHALL IMMEDIATELY UPON THE APPOINTMENT OF THEIR
COMMISSION MEMBERS, CONSTITUTE THEMSELVES AS THE NORTHEAST
INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION. THEY SHALL
CAUSE LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE CONGRESS WHICH GRANTS
THE CONSENT OF THE CONGRESS TO THIS COMPACT, AND SHALL DO THOSE
THINGS NECESSARY TO ORGANIZE THE COMMISSION AND IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT.
1. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE THE JUDGE OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PARTY STATES AND OF ITS MEMBERS AND OF
THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
COMPACT AND OF THE LAWS OF THE PARTY STATES RELATING TO THE
ENACTMENT OF THIS COMPACT.
2. ALL SUCCEEDING STATES ELIGIBLE TO BECOME PARTY
STATES TO THIS COMPACT SHALL BE DECLARED PARTY STATES PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION (B) OF THIS ARTICLE.
E. ANY STATE NOT EXPRESSLY DECLARED ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A
PARTY STATE TO THIS COMPACT IN SECTION (A) OF THIS ARTICLE MAY
PETITION THE COMMISSION TO BE DECLARED ELIGIBLE. THE COMMISSION
MAY ESTABLISH SUCH CONDITIONS AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY AND
APPROPRIATE TO BE MET BY A STATE REQUESTING ELIGIBILITY AS A
PARTY STATE TO THIS COMPACT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION, INCLUDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE APPLICATION. UPON
SATISFACTORILY MEETING SUCH CONDITIONS AND UPON THE AFFIRMATIVE
VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE AFFIRMATIVE
VOTE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOST STATES IN WHICH ANY
AFFECTED REGIONAL FACILITY IS LOCATED, THE PETITIONING STATE
SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A PARTY STATE TO THIS COMPACT, AND
MAY BECOME A PARTY STATE IN THE SAME MANNER AS THOSE STATES
DECLARED ELIGIBLE IN SECTION (A) OF THIS ARTICLE.
F. NO STATE HOLDING MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER REGIONAL
COMPACT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MAY
BECOME A MEMBER OF THIS COMPACT.
G. ANY PARTY STATE WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT OR TO FULFILL ITS OBLIGATIONS
HEREUNDER MAY HAVE ITS PRIVILEGES SUSPENDED OR, UPON A TWO-THIRDS
VOTE OF THE COMMISSION, AFTER FULL OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING AND
COMMENT, HAVE ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE COMPACT REVOKED. REVOCATION
SHALL TAKE EFFECT 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE THE AFFECTED PARTY STATE
RECEIVES WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE COMMISSION OF ITS ACTION. ALL
LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE AFFECTED PARTY STATE ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS
COMPACT SHALL CEASE UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF REVOCATION, EXCEPT
THAT ANY LEGAL OBLIGATION OF THAT PARTY STATE ARISING PRIOR TO
REVOCATION WILL NOT CEASE UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. AS
SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER A COMMISSION DECISION SUSPENDING OR
REVOKING PARTY STATE STATUS, THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN
NOTICE OF THE ACTION AND A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE
GOVERNORS AND THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF EACH BODY OF THE STATE
LEGISLATURES OF THE PARTY STATES, AND TO CHAIRMEN OF THE
APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE CONGRESS.
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