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compact. 



"The Commission shall consult with and advise 

 the pertinent adjninistrative agencies in the states 

 party hereto with regard to problems connected 

 with the fisheries and recommend the adoption of 

 such regulations as it deems advisable. 



"The Commission shall have power to recom- 

 mend to tlie states party hereto the stocking of tlie 

 waters of such states with fish and fish eggs, or 

 joint stocking by some or all of the states party 

 hereto, and when two or more of the states shall 

 jointly stock waters the Commission shall act as 

 the coordinating agency for such stocking. 



"Article V 



"The Commission shall elect from its number a 

 Chairman and a Vice Chairman and shall appoint 

 and at its pleasure remove or discharge such offi- 

 cers and employees as n;ay be required to carry the 

 provLsions of this compact into effect, and shall fix 

 and determine their duties, qualifications and com- 

 pensation^ Said Commission shall adopt rules and 

 regulations for the conduct of its business. It may 

 establish and maintain one or more offices for the 

 transaction of its business and may meet at any 

 time or place but must meet at least once a year. 



"Article VI 



"No action shall be taken by the Commission in 

 regard to iis {reneral affairs except by the affirma- 

 tive vote of a majority of the whole number of 

 compacting stp.tes present at any meeting. No rec- 

 ommendation shall be made by the Commission in 

 regard to any species of fish except by the affirma- 

 tive vote of a majority of the compacting states 

 which have an interest in such species. The Com- 

 mission shall define what shall be an interest. 



"Article VH 



"The Fish and Wildlife Service of the Depart- 

 ment of the Interior of tlie Government oi tne 

 United States shall act as the primary research 

 asency of tlie Atlantic States Marine Pi.<;lieries 

 Commission, cooperating with the research agen- 

 cies in each st.ilc for that puipo.se. Uepresentativcs 

 o: the said Fisli and Wildlife Service sliall attend 

 the meetings of the Commission. 



"An Advisory Coninnltec to bo representative of 

 the commercial fishermen and the salt water nn- 

 nlers and such other interests of each state as the 

 Commission deems advisable shall be established 

 by the Commission as soon as practicable for the 

 purpose of advising the Commission upon such 

 recommendations as it may desire to make. 



"Article VIII 



"When any state other than those named specifi- 

 cally in Article II of tliis compact shall become a 

 party thereto for the purpose of conserving its 

 anadiomous fish in accordance witli the provisions 

 of Article II the participation of such state in ihe 

 action of tlie Commission shall be limited to such 

 species of anadromous fish. 



"Article IX 



"Nothing in this compact shall be construed to 

 limit the powers'of any signatory state or to repeal 

 or prevent the enactment of any legislation or the 

 enforcement of any requirement by any signatory 

 state imposing additional conditions and restric- 

 tions to conserve its fisheries. 



"Article X 



"Continued absence of representation or of any 

 representative on the Commission from, any state 

 party hereto shall be brought to the attention of 

 the governor thereof. 



"Article XI 



"The states party hereto agree to make annual 

 appropriations to the support of the Commission 

 in proportion to the primary market value of the 

 products of their fisheries, exclusive of cod and 

 haddock, as recorded in the most recent published 

 reports of the Fish and Wildlife Service of the 

 United States Department of the Interior, provided 

 no state shall contribute less than two hundred 

 dollars per annum and the aimual contribution of 

 each state above the minimum shall be figui-ed to 

 the nearest one hundred dollars. 



"The compacting states agree to appropriate 

 initially the annual amoimts scheduled below, 

 which amounts are calculated in the manner set 

 forth herein, on the basis of the catch record of 

 1930. Subsequent budgets shall be lecoiiimended by 

 a majority of the Commission and the cost thereof 

 allocated equitably among the states in accord- 

 ance with their respective interests and submitted 

 to the compacting stales. 



"schedule ok initial state contributions 



"Maine *700 



New Hamp.shlre 2U0 



MassiichiiECtts 2,300 



Rhode Island 300 



Connecticut 400 



New York 1,300 



New Jcr.,cy -. 800 



Delaware _ 200 



.Maryland 700 



VUglnla 1,300 



North Carolina 600 



.South Carolina 200 



Georpila - -. 200 



Florida - 1,&00 



"Article XII 



"Tliis compact shall conlin'ic in force and remain 

 binding ui>on each compacting state until I'c- 

 ncunced by it. Renunciation of this compact must 

 be preceded by sending ; ix moiUhs' notice in writ- 

 ing of intention to withdraw from th.e compact to 

 the other states party liereto." 



Sec. 2. Without further KU'omi.ssion of said com- 

 pact, the consent and api^roval of Congress is hereby 

 given to the States of Connecticut, Nortli Carolina, 

 Soutli Carolina, Georgia, and Flonda, and for the 

 purijoso of the better utilization of their anadro- 

 mous fisheries, to the States of Vermont and Penn- 

 sylvania, to enter into said compact as signatory 



