220                                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                                      Ch. 33

(E)  SHALL ESTABLISH SUCH ADVISORY COMMITTEES AS
IT DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVISING THE COMMISSION ON
MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL
WASTE.

(F)  MAY CONTRACT TO ACCOMPLISH ITS DUTIES AND
EFFECTUATE ITS POWERS SUBJECT TO PROJECTED AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
NO CONTRACT MADE BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BIND A PARTY STATE.

(G)  SHALL PREPARE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR
MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE IN THE EVENT ANY
REGIONAL FACILITY SHOULD BE CLOSED OR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE.

(H) SHALL EXAMINE ALL RECORDS OF OPERATORS OF
REGIONAL FACILITIES PERTAINING TO OPERATING COSTS, PROFITS OR THE
ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF ANY CHARGE, FEE OR SURCHARGE, AND MAY
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE HOST STATE(S) WHICH SHALL REVIEW THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS (THEIR) OWN SOVEREIGN
LAWS.

(I) SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO SUE AND BE SUED
SUBJECT TO ARTICLE II A 5 (E), AND MAY SEEK TO INTERVENE IN ANY
ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL PROCEEDING.

(J) SHALL ASSEMBLE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE
PARTY STATES AND TO THE PUBLIC, INFORMATION CONCERNING LOW-LEVEL
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL NEEDS, TECHNOLOGIES AND PROBLEMS.

(K) SHALL KEEP CURRENT AND ANNUAL INVENTORIES
OF ALL GENERATORS BY NAME AND QUANTITY OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE
GENERATED WITHIN THE REGION, BASED UPON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
THE PARTY STATES. INVENTORY INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE BOTH
VOLUME IN CUBIC FEET AND TOTAL CURIE CONTENT OF THE LOW-LEVEL
WASTE AND ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND
TOXICITY OF SUCH WASTES.

(L) SHALL KEEP AN INVENTORY OF ALL REGIONAL
FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED FACILITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT
NECESSARILY RESTRICTED TO, INFORMATION ON THEIR SIZE, CAPACITY,
AND LOCATION, AS WELL AS SPECIFIC WASTES CAPABLE OF BEING
MANAGED, AND THE PROJECTED USEFUL LIFE OF EACH REGIONAL FACILITY.

(M) SHALL MAKE AND PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT TO
THE GOVERNORS OF THE SIGNATORY PARTY STATES AND TO THE PUBLIC
DETAILING ITS PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS AND FINANCES, INCLUDING COPIES
OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT REQUIRED BY THIS
COMPACT.

(N) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
COMPACT TO THE CONTRARY, MAY, WITH THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE
COMMISSION MEMBERS OF THE HOST STATE(S), ENTER INTO TEMPORARY
AGREEMENTS WITH NON-PARTY STATES OR OTHER REGIONAL BOARDS FOR THE
EMERGENCY DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE AT THE REGIONAL FACILITY,
IF SO AUTHORIZED BY LAW(S) OF THE HOST STATE(S), OR OTHER