or international agreement nor is it intended to derogate 
any right, claim, or remedy that already exists under any 
treaty or international agreement. 
‘‘2. Nothing in this Compact is intended to infringe 
nor shall be construed to infringe upon the treaty power 
of the United States of America, nor shall any term hereof 
be construed to alter or amend any treaty or term thereof 
that has been or may hereafter be executed by the United 
States of America. 
‘‘3. Nothing in this Compact is intended to affect nor 
shall be construed to affect the application of the Bound-
ary Waters Treaty of 1909 whose requirements continue 
to apply in addition to the requirements of this Compact. 
‘‘Section 8.3. Confidentiality. 
‘‘1. Nothing in this Compact requires a Party to 
breach confidentiality obligations or requirements prohib-
iting disclosure, or to compromise security of commercially 
sensitive or proprietary information. 
‘‘2. A Party may take measures, including but not 
limited to deletion and redaction, deemed necessary to pro-
tect any confidential, proprietary or commercially sensitive 
information when distributing information to other Par-
ties. The Party shall summarize or paraphrase any such 
information in a manner sufficient for the Council to exer-
cise its authorities contained in this Compact. 
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‘‘Section 8.4. Additional Laws. 
‘‘Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to re-
peal, modify or qualify the authority of any Party to enact 
any legislation or enforce any additional conditions and 
restrictions regarding the management and regulation of 
Waters within its jurisdiction. 
‘‘Section 8.5. Amendments and Supplements. 
‘‘The provisions of this Compact shall remain in full 
force and effect until amended by action of the governing 
bodies of the Parties and consented to and approved by 
any other necessary authority in the same manner as this 
Compact is required to be ratified to become effective. 
‘‘Section 8.6. Severability. 
‘‘Should a court of competent jurisdiction hold any 
part of this Compact to be void or unenforceable, it shall 
be considered severable from those portions of the Com-
pact capable of continued implementation in the absence 
of the voided provisions. All other provisions capable of 
continued implementation shall continue in full force and 
effect. 
‘‘Section 8.7. Duration of Compact and Termi-
nation. 
‘‘Once effective, the Compact shall continue in force 
and remain binding upon each and every Party unless ter-
minated. 
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‘‘This Compact may be terminated at any time by 
a majority vote of the Parties. In the event of such termi-
nation, all rights established under it shall continue 
unimpaired. 
‘‘ARTICLE 9 
‘‘EFFECTUATION 
‘‘Section 9.1. Repealer. 
‘‘All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act 
are to the extent of such inconsistency hereby repealed. 
‘‘Section 9.2. Effectuation by Chief Executive. 
‘‘The Governor is authorized to take such action as 
may be necessary and proper in his or her discretion to 
effectuate the Compact and the initial organization and 
operation thereunder. 
‘‘Section 9.3. Entire Agreement. 
‘‘The Parties consider this Compact to be complete 
and an integral whole. Each provision of this Compact is 
considered material to the entire Compact, and failure to 
implement or adhere to any provision may be considered 
a material breach. Unless otherwise noted in this Com-
pact, any change or amendment made to the Compact by 
any Party in its implementing legislation or by the U.S. 
Congress when giving its consent to this Compact is not 
considered effective unless concurred in by all Parties. 
‘‘Section 9.4. Effective Date and Execution. 
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‘‘This Compact shall become binding and effective 
when ratified through concurring legislation by the states 
of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio 
and Wisconsin and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
and consented to by the Congress of the United States. 
This Compact shall be signed and sealed in nine identical 
original copies by the respective chief executives of the sig-
natory Parties. One such copy shall be filed with the Sec-
retary of State of each of the signatory Parties or in ac-
cordance with the laws of the state in which the filing is 
made, and one copy shall be filed and retained in the ar-
chives of the Council upon its organization. The signatures 
shall be affixed and attested under the following form: 
‘‘In Witness Whereof, and in evidence of the adoption 
and enactment into law of this Compact by the legislatures 
of the signatory parties and consent by the Congress of 
the United States, the respective Governors do hereby, in 
accordance with the authority conferred by law, sign this 
Compact in nine duplicate original copies, attested by the 
respective Secretaries of State, and have caused the seals 
of the respective states to be hereunto affixed this 
llll day of (month), (year).’’. 
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR APPEAL. 
Congress expressly reserves the right to alter, amend, 
or repeal this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 560 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6577 
[Report No. 110–863] 
A BILL 
To express the consent and approval of Congress to 
an interstate compact regarding water resources 
in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin. 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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