108 STAT. 4610 PUBLIC LAW 103-439—NOV. 2, 1994 agreement entered into by the Commission under Article III(i)( 1), Article III(i)(2) or Article III(i)(3). Reports. "2) Submit an annual report to, and otherwise communicate with, the governors and the appropriate officers of the legislative bodies of the party states regarding the activities of the Commission. The annual report shall include a description of the status of the activities taken pursuant to any agreement entered into by the Commission under Article III(i)(l), Article III(i)(2) or Article III(i)(3) and any violation of any provision thereof, and a description of the source, volume, activity, and current status of any waste from outside the region or waste described under Article VII(a)(6) that was treated, stored, or disposed of in the region in the previous year. "3) Hear, negotiate, and, as necessary, resolve by final decision disputes which may arise between the party states regarding this compact. "4) Adopt and amend, as appropriate, a regional management plan that plans for the establishment of needed regional facilities. "5) Adopt an annual budget.". 99 Stat. 1886. (8) Sections (o) and (p) of article III of the compact are amended to read as follows: "o) The Commission is a legal entity separate and distinct from the party states and is liable for its actions as a separate and distinct legal entity. Commissioners are not personally liable for actions taken by them in their official capacity. "p) Except as provided under Article Ill(n), Article III(o), Article VI(p) and Article VI(q), nothing in this compact alters liability for any action, omission, course of conduct or liability resulting from any causal or other relationships.". 99 Stat. 1886, (9) Sections (b) and (c) of article V of the compact are 1887. amended to read as follows: "b) Other than the provisions of Article V(1) and VII(a)(6), each party state has the right to have all wastes generated within borders managed at regional facilities. This right shall be subject to the provisions of this Compact. All party states have an equal right of access to any facility outside the region made available to the region by any agreement entered into by the Commission pursuant to Article III(i)(4). "c) Party states or generators may negotiate for the right of access to a facility outside the region and may export waste outside the region subject to Commission approval under Article III(i)(4).". (10) Section (f) of article V of the compact is amended to read as follows: "0 Waste originating from the Maxey Flats nuclear waste disposal site in Fleming County, Kentucky shall not be shipped to any facility in Illinois for storage, treatment or disposal. Disposition of these wastes shall be the sole responsibility of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and such waste shall not be subject to the provisions of Articles K(b)(3) and (4) of this compact.". 99 Stat. 1887. (11) Section (b) of article VI of the compact is amended to read as follows: "b) If all regional facilities required by the regional management plan are not developed pursuant to Article VI(a), or upon notification that an existing regional facility will be closed, the Commission may designate a party state as a host state. A party state shall not be designated as a host state for any regional facility under
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