LD 311, Page 15 - 121th Legislature, FIRST 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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