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 99 STAT. 1906

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PUBLIC LAW 99-240—JAN. 15, 1986

"(e) The board shall pay necessary travel and reasonable per diem expenses of its members, alternates, and advisory committee members. "(f) The board shall organize itself for the efficient conduct of its business. It shall adopt and publish rules consistent with this compact regarding its organization and procedures. In special circumstances the board, with unanimous consent of its members, may take actions by telephone; provided, however, that any action taken by telephone shall be confirmed in writing by each member within thirty (30) days. Any action taken by telephone shall be noted in the minutes of the board. "(g) The board may use for its purposes the services of any personnel or other resources which may be offered by any party state. "(h) The board may establish its offices in space provided for that purpose by any of the party states, or, if space is not provided or is deemed inadequate, in any space within the region selected by the board. "(i) Consistent with available funds, the board may contract for necessary personnel services to carry out its duties. Staff shall be employed without regard for the personnel, civil service, or merit system laws of any of the party states and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may provide appropriate employee benefit programs for its staff. "(j) The board shall establish a fiscal year which conforms to the extent practicable to the fiscal years of the party states. "(k) The board shall keep an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements. An annual audit of the books of the board shall be conducted by an independent certified public accountant, and the audit report shall be made a part of the annual report of the board. "(1) The board shall prepare and include in the annual report a budget showing anticipated receipts and disbursements for the ensuing year. "(m) Upon legislative enactment of this compact, each party state shall consider the need to appropriate seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00) to the board to support its activities prior to the collection of sufficient funds through the compact surcharge imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of article V of this compact. "(n) The board may accept any donations, grants, equipment, supplies, materials or services, conditional or otherwise, from any source. The nature, amount and condition, if any, attendant upon any donation, grant or other resources accepted pursuant to this subsection, together with the identity of the donor or grantor, shall be detailed in the annual report of the board. "(o) In addition to the powers and duties conferred upon the board pursuant to other provisions of this compact, the board: "(i) Shall submit communications to the governors and to the presiding officers of the legislatures of the party states regarding the activities of the board, including an annual report to be submitted by December 15; "(ii) May Eissemble and make available to the governments of the party states and to the public through its members information concerning low-level waste management needs, technologies and problems; "(iii) Shall keep a current inventory of all generators within the region, based upon information provided by the party states;

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