Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 2.djvu/806

 99 STAT. 1916

Audit. Report.

Loans. Grants.

Report.

Prohibitions.

PUBLIC LAW 99-240—JAN. 15, 1986

" j. There is hereby established a Commission operating account. The Commission is authorized to expend monies from such account for the expenses of any staff and consultants designated under section (g) of this Article and for official Commission business. Financial support of the Commission account shall be provided as follows: " 1. Each eligible state, upon becoming a party state, shall pay $70,000 to the Commission, which shall be used for administrative cost of the Commission. "2. The Commission shall impose a 'commission surcharge' per unit of waste received at any regional facility as provided in Article V. "3. Until such time as at least one regional facility is in operation and accepting waste for management, or to the extent that revenues under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section are unavailable or insufficient to cover the approved annual budget of the Commission, each party state shall pay an apportioned amount of the difference between the funds available and the total budget in accordance with the following formula: "(a) 20 percent in equal shares; "(b) 30 percent in the proportion that the population of the party state bears to the total population of all party states, according to the most recent U.S. census; "(c) 50 percent in the proportion that the waste generated for management in each party state bears to the total waste generated for management in the region for the most recent calendar year in which reliable data are available, as determined by the Commission. "k. The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. An independent certified public accountant shall annually audit all receipts and disbursements of Commission accounts and funds and submit an audit report to the Commission. Such audit report shall be made a part of the annual report of the Commission required by Article IV(i)(3). "1. The Commission may accept, receive, utilize and dispose for any of its purposes and functions any and all donations, loans, grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services (conditional or otherwise) from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, or interstate agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation. The nature, amount and condition, if any, attendant upon any donation, loans, or grant accepted pursuant to this paragraph, together with the identity of the donor, grantor, or lender, shall be detailed in the annual report of the Commission. The Commission shall by rule establish guidelines for the acceptance of donations, loans, grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services. This shall provide that no donor, grantor or lender may derive unfair or unreasonable advantage in any proceeding before the Commission. "m. The Commission herein established is a body corporate and politic, separate and distinct from the party states and shall be so liable for its own actions. Liabilities of the Commission shall not be deemed liabilities of the party states, nor shall members of the Commission be personally liable for action taken by them in their official capacity. " 1. The Commission shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses associated with the creation, operation, closure, postclosure observation and maintenance, and institutional control of any regional facility, or any associated regulatory activities of the party states.

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