Vermont § 1361 - Article XI; Compacting states; effective date; amendments

§ 1361. Article XI; Compacting states; effective date; amendments

• (a) Any state, as defined in Article II of this compact, is eligible to become a compacting
  state. 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, 2001 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 nonmember states
  or their designees shall be invited to participate in Interstate Commission activities
  on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states and territories
  of the United States. (b) Amendments to the compact may be proposed by the Interstate Commission 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. (Added 1999, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 27, 2000.)