(D) THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT BYLAWS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT OR THE LAWS OF A PARTICIPATING STATE FOR THE
CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS AND SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO AMEND AND RESCIND
ITS BYLAWS.

(E) THE BOARD MAY ACCEPT FOR ANY OF ITS PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS
UNDER THIS COMPACT ANY AND ALL DONATIONS AND GRANTS OF MONEYS,
EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES, CONDITIONAL OR OTHERWISE,
FROM ANY STATE, THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, AND MAY
RECEIVE, UTILIZE, AND DISPOSE OF THOSE GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

(F) THE BOARD MAY CONTRACT WITH, OR ACCEPT SERVICES OR PERSONNEL
FROM, ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNIT, INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, OR
CORPORATION, OR ANY PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OR INSTITUTION.

(G) THE BOARD SHALL FORMULATE ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES AND
DEVELOP UNIFORM FORMS AND DOCUMENTS FOR ADMINISTERING THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS COMPACT. ALL PROCEDURES AND FORMS ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
BOARD ACTION SHALL BE CONTAINED IN A COMPACT MANUAL.

ARTICLE VIII
ENTRY INTO COMPACT AND WITHDRAWAL

(A) THIS COMPACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE WHEN IT IS ADOPTED IN A
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM BY TWO OR MORE STATES.

(B) (1) ENTRY INTO THE COMPACT SHALL BE MADE BY RESOLUTION OF
RATIFICATION EXECUTED BY THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIALS OF THE APPLYING STATE
AND SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.

(2) THE RESOLUTION SHALL SUBSTANTIALLY BE IN THE FORM AND
CONTENT AS PROVIDED IN THE COMPACT MANUAL AND SHALL INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:

(I) A CITATION OF THE AUTHORITY FROM WHICH THE STATE IS
EMPOWERED TO BECOME A PARTY TO THIS COMPACT;

(II) AN AGREEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT; AND

(III) AN AGREEMENT THAT COMPACT ENTRY IS WITH ALL STATES
PARTICIPATING IN THE COMPACT AND WITH ALL ADDITIONAL STATES THAT
LEGALLY BECOME PARTIES TO THE COMPACT.

(3) THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENTRY SHALL BE SPECIFIED BY THE
APPLYING STATE BUT SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 60 DAYS AFTER NOTICE HAS BEEN
GIVEN:

(I) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COMPACT
ADMINISTRATORS; OR