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 PUBLIC LAW 104-126—APR. 1, 1996 110 STAT. 885 authority over the construction, maintenance, and operation of public water supply facilities and the administration of grants-in-aid from their respective State for the construction of such facilities. "(4) the term 'governing body' shall mean the legislative body of the municipality, including, in the case of a town, the selectmen or town meeting, and, in the case of a city, the city council, or the board of mayor and aldermen or any similar body in any community not inconsistent with the intent of this definition. " ARTICLE II " P ROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS "(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.— Any two or more municipalities, one or more located in New Hampshire and one or more located in Vermont, may enter into cooperative agreements for the construction, maintenance, and operation of public water supply facilities serving all the municipalities who are parties thereto. "(b) APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS.— Any agreement entered into under this compact shall, prior to becoming effective, be approved by the water supply agency of each State, and shall be in a form established jointly by said agencies of both States. "(c) METHOD OF ADOPTING AGREEMENTS. —Agreements shall be adopted by the governing body of each municipality in accordance with statutory procedures for the adoption of interlocal agreements between municipalities within each State; provided, that before a Vermont municipality may enter into such agreement, the proposed agreement shall be approved by the voters. "(d) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLANS.— The water supply agency of the State in which any part of a public water supply facility which is proposed under an agreement pursuant to this compact is proposed to be or is located, is hereby authorized and required, to the extent such authority exists under its State law, to review and approve or disapprove all reports, designs, plans, and other engineering documents required to apply for Federal grants-in-aid or grants-in-aid from said agency's State, and to supervise and regulate the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of said part of the facility. "(e) FEDERAL GRANTS AND FINANCING.— (1) Application for Federal grants-in-aid for the planning, design, and construction of public water supply facilities other than distribution facilities shall be made jointly by the agreeing municipalities, with the amount of the grant attributable to each State's allotment to be based upon the relative total capacity reserves allocated to the municipalities in the respective States determined jointly by the respective State water supply agencies. Each municipality shall be responsible for applying for Federal and State grants for distribution facilities to be located within the municipal boundaries. "(2) Municipalities are hereby authorized to raise and appropriate revenue for the purpose of contributing pro rata to the planning, design, and construction cost of public water supply facilities constructed and operated as joint facilities pursuant to this compact.

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