Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§12837 Interstate Agreements
Title 42 › Chapter 130— NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Subchapter II— INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Part F— General Provisions › § 12837
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Congress lets two or more states, if not conflicting with federal law, make agreements to cooperate on interstate activities and create agencies to carry them out.
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Title 42, §12837
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The consent of the Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict with any law of the United States, for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized under this subchapter as they pertain to interstate areas and to localities within such States, and to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making such agreements and compacts effective.
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42 U.S.C. § 12837
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60