§1253 Interstate Cooperation and Uniform Laws

Summary

The Administrator must promote state cooperation to prevent, reduce, and stop pollution. The Administrator must push for better and, as practical, similar state laws on pollution. The Administrator must also encourage states to make agreements with each other to prevent and control pollution. Congress allows two or more States to make agreements or compacts, as long as they do not conflict with U.S. laws or treaties. States may use those agreements to work together, help enforce each other’s pollution laws, and set up agencies to carry out the agreements. Any such agreement is not binding on a state until Congress approves it.