42 U.S.C. § 6904 : US Code - Section 6904: Governmental cooperation

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6904 : US Code - Section 6904: Governmental cooperation

(a) Interstate cooperation
The provisions of this chapter to be carried out by States may be
carried out by interstate agencies and provisions applicable to
States may apply to interstate regions where such agencies and
regions have been established by the respective States and approved
by the Administrator. In any such case, action required to be taken
by the Governor of a State, respecting regional designation shall
be required to be taken by the Governor of each of the respective
States with respect to so much of the interstate region as is
within the jurisdiction of that State.
(b) Consent of Congress to compacts
The consent of the Congress is hereby given to two or more States
to negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict
with any law or treaty of the United States, for -
(1) cooperative effort and mutual assistance for the management
of solid waste or hazardous waste (or both) and the enforcement
of their respective laws relating thereto, and
(2) the establishment of such agencies, joint or otherwise, as
they may deem desirable for making effective such agreements or
compacts.
No such agreement or compact shall be binding or obligatory upon
any State a party thereto unless it is agreed upon by all parties
to the agreement and until it has been approved by the
Administrator and the Congress.