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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 rotates its meetings
among the member states of the Compact. 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.
In addition to its regular meetings, the
Commission holds an annual meeting in June of each year to elect officers
and approve a general fund budget. During FY 09 and FY 10, Stanley York,
Wisconsin, served as Commission Chair, and Roger Suppes, Ohio, served as Vice-Chair.
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.
The following persons served as
Commissioners and Alternate Commissioners during the period from July 1,
1999 to June 30, 2010:
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Commissioners
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Alternates
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INDIANA
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Vacant
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Bruce Palin,
Assistant Commissioner
Office of Land Quality
Department of Environmental Management
100 N. Senate Avenue, Suite 1154
Indianapolis, IN
46206-6015
voice: 317.233.6591
fax: 317.232.3403
e-mail: bpalin@idem.in.gov
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IOWA
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Brian Tormey, Chief, Land
Quality Bureau
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034
voice: 515.281.8927
fax: 515.281.8895
e-mail: brian.tormey@dnr.iowa.gov
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Pat Boddy
Iowa Department of Natural
Resources
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
voice: 515.281.3388
fax: 515.281.6794
e-mail: pat.boddy@dnr.iowa.gov
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MINNESOTA
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Tim Scherkenbach
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
voice: 651.296.7305
fax: 651.296.7923
e-mail: tim.scherkenbach@pca.state.mn.us
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James Chiles
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Municipal Division
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194
voice: 651.296.7273
fax: 651.297.9707
e-mail: james.chiles@pca.state.mn.us
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MISSOURI
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Dru Burton, Director
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson, City, MO 65102
voice: 573.751.4732
fax: 573.751.7627
Email: @dnr.mo.gov
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Vacant, Deputy
Director
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson, City, MO 65102
voice: 573.751.3195
fax: 573.751.7627
e-mail: @dnr.mo.gov
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OHIO
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Roger Suppes, Vice
Chair, Commissioner for Ohio
Midwest Interstate
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission
Division of
Prevention – Ohio Department of Health
35 East Chestnut Street
Columbus, OH 43215
voice: 614.466.0302
fax: 614.644.7740
e-mail: Roger.Suppes@odh.ohio.gov
www.midwestcompact.org
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Jane Harf, President
AEP Ohio
88 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
voice: 614.629.5023
fax: 614.629.5030
e-mail: jaharf@aep.com
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WISCONSIN
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Stanley York
2851-1 Century Harbor
Middleton, WI 53562-1824
voice: 608.831.5434
e-mail: stan.york@tds.net
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Paul Schmidt, Nuclear
Engineer Mgr
Dept of Health
Services
Radiation Protection
Section
1 W Wilson St Rm B157
Madison, WI 53703
voice: 608-267-4792
fax: 608-267-4799
e-mail:Paul.Schmidt@wi.gov
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The following are
under contract with the Commission:
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Commission Counsel
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Richard Ihrig,
Lindquist & Vennum. P.L.L.P
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Commission Clerical
Support
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Susan Hagstrom,
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
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