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An interstate compact is
a formal agreement between two or more states. Under Article 1, Section 10
of the U.S. Constitution, states may form compacts with the consent of
Congress to resolve conflicts or address common problems. More than 120
such compacts have focused on various subjects, including water, education,
transportation, fisheries, health, and waste.
The Midwest Interstate Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Compact is an agreement between the states of Indiana,
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin that provides for the
cooperative and safe disposal of commercial low-level radioactive waste.
The Compact was enacted into law by each member state legislature during
the period from 1982 through 1984, and received Congressional consent in
1985.
The Midwest Interstate Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Compact Commission (the Commission) is the administrative
body of the Compact. It consists of one voting Commissioner from each of
the six member states. Each state determines how it will appoint its Commissioner,
and the state’s Governor must provide written notification to the
Commission of the appointment of a Commissioner and any Alternate
Commissioners.
The six-member Commission meets at least
annually. Advance notice is given for all
meetings, on this website and by the member states, which are open to the
public, and actions are recorded in meeting minutes. These meetings may be by teleconference.
The
Commission holds an annual meeting in June of each year to elect officers
and approve a general fund budget.
The Commission Chair also serves as the
administrative officer of the Commission. The State Of Wisconsin Division
of Public Health provides clerical support and maintains a Commission
address and telephone for the transaction of Commission business.
See the annual reports for lists of
Commissioners and Alternate Commissioners.
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