P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 1446

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§ 1446. Binding effect of the Compact and other laws

(a) Other laws. — Nothing of what has been herein established shall prevent compliance with any other law of a compacting state which is consistent with this Compact.

Any law of the Compacting States in conflict with this Compact shall be superseded to the extent of the conflict.

(b) Binding effect of the Compact. — All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all Rules and bylaws adopted by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the Compacting States.

All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the Compacting States are binding in accordance with their terms.

At the request of a party to a conflict over the meaning or interpretation of Interstate Commission actions, and with the majority vote of the Compacting States, the Interstate Commission may issue advisory opinions regarding said meaning or interpretation.

In the event any provision of this Compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any Compacting State, the obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by the provision upon the Interstate Commission shall be ineffective and said obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and must be exercised by the agency to which the obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this Compact becomes effective.

History —Aug. 11, 2004, No. 208, § 1, art. 14.