HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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DISPOSAL FACILITIES LOCATED IN STATES THAT ARE NOT PARTIES TO
THIS AGREEMENT.

(O) SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS, PURSUANT TO
HOST STATE LAW, TO SPECIFICALLY GOVERN AND DEFINE EXACTLY WHAT
WOULD CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND EXACTLY WHAT
RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS WOULD BE PLACED ON TEMPORARY
AGREEMENTS.

(P) SHALL NOT ACCEPT ANY DONATIONS, GRANTS,
EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS OR SERVICES, CONDITIONAL OR
OTHERWISE, FROM ANY SOURCE, EXCEPT FROM ANY FEDERAL AGENCY AND
FROM PARTY STATES WHICH ARE CERTIFIED AS BEING LEGAL AND PROPER
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE DONATING PARTY STATE.

C. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH A FISCAL YEAR WHICH
CONFORMS TO THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.

2.  UPON LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT OF THIS COMPACT BY TWO
PARTY STATES AND EACH YEAR UNTIL THE REGIONAL FACILITY BECOMES
AVAILABLE, THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT A CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET
FOR ITS FISCAL YEAR. THE BUDGET SHALL INCLUDE THE COMMISSION'S
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION. SUCH EXPENSES SHALL BE
ALLOCATED TO THE PARTY STATES ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING FORMULA:

EACH DESIGNATED INITIAL HOST STATE WILL BE
ALLOCATED COSTS EQUAL TO TWICE THE COSTS OF THE OTHER PARTY
STATES, BUT SUCH COSTS WILL NOT EXCEED $200,000.

EACH REMAINING PARTY STATE WILL BE ALLOCATED A
COST OF ONE HALF THE COST OF THE INITIAL HOST STATE, BUT SUCH
COSTS WILL NOT EXCEED $100,000.

THE PARTY STATES WILL INCLUDE THE AMOUNTS
ALLOCATED ABOUT ABOVE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BUDGETS, SUBJECT TO
SUCH REVIEW AND APPROVAL AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE
BUDGETARY PROCESSES. SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE TO
THE COMMISSION IN QUARTERLY INSTALLMENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

3.  FOR CONTINUED FUNDING OF ITS ACTIVITIES, THE
COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST TO EACH PARTY
STATE FOR FUNDING, BASED UPON THE PERCENTAGE OF THE REGION'S
WASTE GENERATED IN EACH STATE IN THE REGION, AS REPORTED IN THE
LATEST AVAILABLE ANNUAL INVENTORY REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE II B
(K). THE PERCENTAGE OF WASTE SHALL BE BASED ON VOLUME OF WASTE
OR TOTAL CURIE CONTENT AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.

4.  THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE AND INCLUDE IN THE
ANNUAL REPORT A BUDGET SHOWING ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS AND
DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.

5.  (A) AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE CLOSING OF
THE FISCAL YEAR, AN AUDIT SHALL BE MADE OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
OF THE COMMISSION. THE AUDIT SHALL BE MADE BY QUALIFIED
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SELECTED BY THE COMMISSION, WHO HAVE