New Jersey § 9:23b-10

§ 9:23b-10.

a. Any state, the District of Columbia or its designee, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas Islands

as defined in Article II of this compact is eligible to become a compacting state. b. The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the

compact into law by no less than 35 of the states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1, 2004 or upon enactment

into law by the 35th jurisdiction. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other compacting state

upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of non-member states or their designees shall be invited to participate

in the activities of the Interstate Commission on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption

of the compact by all states and territories of the United States. c. The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by

the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and

the compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent

of the compacting states.