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 PUBLIC LAW 97-278—OCT. 4, 1982

96 STAT. 1209

"E. Contents of Agreements. "Agreements entered into pursuant to this compact shall contain the following: " 1. Duration of the agreement. "2. Purpose of the agreement. "3. Provision for a joint board and/or administrator, responsible for administering the cooperative undertaking and the powers to be exercised thereby. All municipalities party to the agreement shall be represented. "4. The manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used in the cooperative undertaking. "5. The manner of financing the cooperative undertaking and establishing a budget therefor. "6. The manner and method of establishing and imposing fair and equitable charges for the users of the facilities. "7. A provision establishing a procedure for the arbitration of disputes. "8. The conditions and procedure under which a municipality may withdraw from or be added to a cooperative agreement. "9. The manner in which the agreement may be amended. "10. The methods to be employed in the termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon termination. "ARTICLE III "EFFECTIVE DATE

"A. This compact shall become effective when ratified by New Hampshire and Vermont and approved by the United States Congress.". SEC. 2. Nothing contained in the compact described in the first section of this Act shall be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the region which forms the subject of the agreement. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved. Approved October 4, 1982.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5288: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-724 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): Aug. 16, considered and passed House. Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate.

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