Sec. 7.01. The states of Texas, Maine, and Vermont are party states to this compact. Any other state may be made eligible for party status by a majority vote of the commission and ratification by the legislature of the host state, subject to fulfillment of the rights of the initial nonhost party states under Section 3.04(11) of Article III and Section 4.01 of Article IV, and upon compliance with those terms and conditions for eligibility that the host state may establish. The host state may establish all terms and conditions for the entry of any state, other than the states named in this section, as a member of this compact; provided, however, the specific provisions of this compact, except for those pertaining to the composition of the commission and those pertaining to Section 7.09 of this article, may not be changed except upon ratification by the legislatures of the party states.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Subtitle D - Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
Chapter 403 - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact
Section 403.001. Members of Commission
Section 403.002. Terms of Commission Members; Vacancy
Section 403.005. Powers and Duties
Section 403.0051. Commission as Independent Entity; Funding
Section 403.0053. Attorney General to Represent Commission
Section 403.0054. Applicability of Sunset Act