§ 1343. Commission membership
§ 1343. Commission membership The State shall be represented on the Commission by five commissioners, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, and four of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. Of those appointed by the Governor, one shall be an officer of municipal government, and the remaining members may be […]
§ 1371. Authority for compact
§ 1371. Authority for compact On behalf of the State of Vermont, the Governor thereof is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact, as set forth in sections 1331-1342 of this title, with any of the New England states or the State of New York legally joined therein.
§ 1372. Members; appointment; term
§ 1372. Members; appointment; term (a) Within 30 days after he or she has executed the Compact with any or all of the states legally joined therein, the Governor shall appoint three persons to serve as commissioners to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. The Commissioner of Environmental Conservation and the Commissioner of […]
§ 1373. Appropriation
§ 1373. Appropriation The sum of $1,150.00 annually, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact relating to the payment by the State to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission of the proportionate […]
§ 1337. Interstate inland and tidal waters—Article VI
§ 1337. Interstate inland and tidal waters—Article VI Each of the signatory states pledges to provide for the abatement of existing pollution and for the control of future pollution of interstate inland and tidal waters as described in Article I, and to put and maintain the waters thereof in a satisfactory condition consistent with the […]
§ 1338. Effect on local legislation; pending causes—Article VII
§ 1338. Effect on local legislation; pending causes—Article VII Nothing in this compact shall be construed to repeal or prevent the enactment of any legislation or prevent the enforcement of any requirement by any signatory state imposing any additional condition or restriction to further lessen the pollution of waters within its jurisdiction. Nothing herein contained […]
§ 1339. Expenses; obligation of signatories—Article VIII
§ 1339. Expenses; obligation of signatories—Article VIII The signatory states agree to appropriate for the salaries, office, administrative, travel and other expenses such sum or sums as shall be recommended by the Commission. The commonwealth of Massachusetts obligates itself only to the extent of $6,500.00 in any one year, the state of Connecticut only to […]
§ 1340. Separability of provisions—Article IX
§ 1340. Separability of provisions—Article IX Should any part of this compact be held to be contrary to the constitution of any signatory state or of the United States, all other parts thereof shall continue to be in full force and effect.
§ 1341. New York State; cooperation—Article X
§ 1341. New York State; cooperation—Article X The Commission is authorized to discuss with appropriate state agencies in New York State questions of pollution of waters which flow into the New England area from New York State or vice versa and to further the establishment of agreements on pollution abatement to promote the interests of […]
§ 1342. Effective, when—Article XI
§ 1342. Effective, when—Article XI This compact shall become effective immediately upon the adoption of the compact by any two contiguous states of New England but only insofar as applies to those states and upon approval by federal law. Thereafter upon ratification by other contiguous states, it shall also become effective as to those states.