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APPENDIX

Approval by the Congress of the United States of America

Authority to enter into the foregoing Compact was initially granted by act of the 74tb Congress of the United States by Public Resolution No. 104, approved June 8, 1936, and subsequent consent to and approval thereof was expressly granted by the Congress of the United States by the following legislation: Public-NO- 739-76th Congress Chapter 581-3rd Session S- 3617, approved July 1, 1940

Approval by the Signatory States

The foregoing Compact was expressly ratified and approved and its execution authorized by the respective legislatures of the signatory States by the following Acts:

INDIANA

Enrolled Act No. 337, House

Approved March 4, 1939

No reservations were contained in this legislation.

WEST VIRGINIA

H. B. No. 369 of the Legislature of 1939 of the State of West Virginia; passed March i 1, 1939 and effective 90 days there­after.

This Act was expressly to become effective after the approval, ratification, adoption and entering into thereof by the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia.

OHIO

Amended Senate Bill No. 33; passed by the Regular Session of the 93rd General Assembly of Ohio on May 24, 1939; approved by the Governor on May 29, 1939; effective Au­gust 31, 1939-

This Act was expressly conditioned to become effective and become operative and Compact executed for and on behalf of the State of Ohio only from and after the approval, ratification, adoption and entering into thereof by the States of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

NEW YORK

Chapter 945 of the Laws of 1939 of the State of New York; passed by the Legislature, approved by the Governor and became effective July 11, 1939.

No reservations were contained in this legislation.

This Act was expressly conditioned to become effective as to Sections i to 6 thereof as of June 8, 1939.

ILLINOIS

H. B. 891 D of the General Assembly of 1939 of the State of Illinois; approved July 22, 1939.

No reservations were contained in this legislation.

KENTUCKY

Chapter 15o (H. B. 172) of the Acts of 194o Regular Session Of the General Assembly of Kentucky; approved March 16, 1940; effective June 30, 1940.

No reservations were contained in this legislation.

PENNSYLVANIA

Act NO- 50 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; approved April 2, 1945.

This Act expressly provided that the Compact shall-be executed for and on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania only after the approval, ratification and entering into thereof of the States of New York, Ohio, and West Virginia.

VIRGINIA

Chapter 117 (H. B. 15) of the Acts of the 1948 Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia; approved March 5, 1948; effective go days after adjournment of the General Assembly which took place on March 13, 1948.

This Act contains no reservations except that it shall become effective in due course provided the Governor signs the Compact therein referred to on behalf of the Commonwealth.

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