LD 2612, Page 15 - 119th Legislature, SECOND REGULAR Session

C.__Suspension and termination of membership in the compact.__

Suspension is imposed only after all other reasonable means

of securing compliance under the bylaws and rules have been

exhausted.__Immediate notice of suspension must be given by

the interstate commission to the governor, the chief justice

or chief judicial officer of the state; the majority and

minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature; and

the state council.__The grounds for default include, but are

not limited to, failure of a compacting state to perform the

obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by this

compact, interstate commission bylaws or duly promulgated

rules.__The interstate commission shall immediately notify

the defaulting state in writing of the penalty imposed by

the interstate commission on the defaulting state pending a

resolution of the default.__The interstate commission shall

stipulate the conditions and the time period within which

the defaulting state shall resolve its default.__If the

defaulting state fails to resolve the default within the

time period specified by the interstate commission, in

addition to any other penalties imposed in this section the

defaulting state may be terminated from the compact upon an

affirmative vote of a majority of the compacting states and

all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by this

compact are terminated from the effective date of

suspension.

Within 60 days of the effective date of termination of a
defaulting state, the interstate commission shall notify the
governor, the chief justice or chief judicial officer; the
majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state's
legislature; and the state council of such termination.

The defaulting state is responsible for all assessments,
obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective
date of termination, including any obligations the
performance of which extends beyond the effective date of
termination.

The interstate commission may not bear any costs relating to
the defaulting state unless otherwise mutually agreed upon
between the interstate commission and the defaulting state.

Reinstatement following termination of any compacting state
requires both a reenactment of the compact by the defaulting
state's legislature and the approval of the interstate
commission pursuant to the rules.

3.__Judicial enforcement. The interstate commission may, by
majority vote of the members, initiate legal action in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia or, at the
discretion of the interstate commission, in the federal district

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