Granting the consent of Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact.
PL 105-145 (H.J.Res.95), enacted 12/15/1997

PUBLIC LAW 105-145—DEC. 15, 1997 
111 STAT. 2669 
Public Law 105-145 
105th Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Granting the consent of Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development 
Dec. 15, 1997 
Compact. 
[H.J. Res. 95] 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, The Congress Tennessee, 
consents to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact Mississippi. 
entered into by the State of Tennessee and the State of Mississippi, 
The compact is substantially as follows: 
"CfflCKASAW TRAIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
COMPACT 
"Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote the 
development of an undeveloped rural area of Marshall County, 
Mississippi, and Fayette County, Tennessee (hereinafter referred 
to as 'Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Area'), and to create 
a development authority which incorporates public and private part-
nerships to facilitate the economic growth of such areas by providing 
developed sites for the location and construction of manufacturing 
plants, distribution facilities, research facilities, regional and 
national offices with supportive services, and facilities, and to estab-
lish a joint interstate authority to assist in these efforts. 
"Article II. This compact shall become effective immediately 
whenever the states of Tennessee and Mississippi have ratified 
it and Congress has given consent thereto. 
"Article III. The states which are parties to this compact 
(hereinafter referred to as 'party states') do hereby establish and 
create a joint agency which shall be known as the Chickasaw 
Trail Economic Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as 
the 'Authority'). The membership of the Authority shall consist 
of an appointee of the Governor of each party state, each state's 
chief economic development official or his/her representative, 
appointee of each of the member counties board of supervisors/ 
county legislative body, selected from nominees from the county's 
industrial development board, and an appointee of the property 
owners' group. The appointive members of the authority shall serve 
for terms of four (4) years. Vacancies on the Authority shall be 
filled by appointment by the Governor or the appropriate appointing 
authority for the unexpired part of the term. The members of 
the Authority shall serve without compensation or reimbursement 
of expenses. The members of the Authority shall hold regular quar-
terly meetings and such special meetings as its business may 
require. They shall choose annually a chairman and vice-chairman 
from among their members, and the chairmanship shall rotate 
each year between the party states. The secretary of the Authority 
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(hereinafter provided for) shall notify each member in writing of 
all meetings of the Authority in such a manner and under such 
rules and regulations as the Authority may prescribe. The Authority 
shall adopt rules £ind regulations for the transaction of its business; 
and the secretary shall keep a record of all its business, and 
shall furnish a copy thereof to each member of the Authority. 
It shall be the duty of the Authority in general, to promote, encour-
age and coordinate the efforts of the party states to secure the 
development of the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Author-
ity. Toward this end, the authority shall have power to hold hear-
ings; to conduct studies and surveys of all problems, benefits and 
other matters associated with the development of the Chickasaw 
Trail Economic Development Area and to make reports thereon; 
to acquire, by gift or otherwise, and hold and dispose of such 
money and property as may be provided for the proper performance 
of their functions; to cooperate with other public or private groups, 
whether local, state, regional or national, having an interest in 
economic development; to formulate and execute plans and policies 
for emphasizing the purpose of this compact before the Congress 
of the United States and other appropriate officers and agencies 
of the United States and the respective states; and the exercise 
of such other powers as may be appropriate to enable it to accom-
plish its functions and duties in connection with the development 
of the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Area and to carry 
out the purposes of this compact. 
"Article IV. The Authority shall appoint a secretary, who 
shall be a person familiar with the nature, procedures and signifi-
cance of economic development and the informational, educational 
and publicity methods of stimulating general interest in such devel-
opments, and who shall be the compact administrator. His/her 
term of office shall be at the pleasure of the Authority. He/she 
shall maintain custody of the Authority's books, records and papers, 
which he/she shall keep at the office of the Authority, and he/ 
she shall perform all functions and duties, and exercise all powers 
and authorities, that may be delegated to him/her by the Authority. 
"Article V. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to 
conflict with any existing statute, or to limit the powers of any 
party or state or to repeal or prevent legislation, or to authorize 
or permit curtailment or diminution of any other economic develop-
ment project, or to affect existing or future cooperative arrange-
ments or relationships between any federal agency and a party 
state. 
"Article VI. This compact shall continue in force and remain 
binding upon each party state until the Legislature or Governor 
of each or either state takes action to withdraw therefrom; provided 
that such withdrawal shall not become effective until six (6) months 
after the date of the action taken. Notice of such action shall 
be given by the Secretary of State of the party state which takes 
such action. 
"IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Kirk Fordice, have subscribed 
my signature and caused the Great Seal of the State of Mississippi 
to be affixed this 9th day of May, 1997. 
"IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Don Sundquist, have subscribed 
my signature and caused the Great Seal of the State of Tennessee 
to be affixed this 9th day of April, 1997.". 
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SEC. 2. INCONSISTENCY OF LANGUAGE. 
The validity of the compact consented to by this Act shall 
not be affected by any insubstantial difference in its form or lan-
guage as adopted by the States. 
SEC. 3. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL. 
The right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution is 
hereby expressly reserved. 
Approved December 15, 1997. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 95: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-389 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997): 
Nov. 12, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 13, considered and passed Senate.