Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§1358 Consent of Congress for Interstate Compacts; Reservation of Right to Alter, Amend, or Repeal

Title 15 › Chapter 37— STATE TECHNICAL SERVICES › § 1358

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress allows two or more states to make agreements or compacts, as long as those agreements do not conflict with federal law, so the states can cooperate, help each other, and create agencies under section 1357 to carry out this chapter. Congress also keeps the right to change, amend, or repeal this section or the permission it gives.

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Title 15, §1358

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(a)The consent of the Congress is given to any two or more States to enter into agreement or compacts, not in conflict with any law of the United States, for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance and in designating agencies, under section 1357 of this title, for accomplishing the purposes of this chapter.
(b)The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section, or consent granted by this section, is expressly reserved.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 1358

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60