Chart of interstate compacts

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The following table lists the interstate compacts formed between 1785 and 2014.

List of interstate compacts

Name	Topic	Formation Year	Jurisdictions Number
Agreement on Detainers	Corrections	1970	49
Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel	Education	1968	37
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact	Water apportionment	1997	2
Animas - La Plata Project Compact	Water apportionment	1969	2
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact	Water apportionment	1997	3
Appalachian States Radioactive Waste Compact	Waste; public health	1988	4
Arizona-California Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1963	2
Arizona-Nevada Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1960	2
Arkansas River Basin Compact of 1970	Water apportionment	1970	2
Arkansas River Compact of 1949	Water apportionment	1949	2
Arkansas River Compact of 1965	Water apportionment	1965	2
Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact	Infrastructure	1985	2
Atlantic Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact	Waste	1986	3
Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Compact	Fisheries; Natural resource management	1942	15
Bay State-Ocean State Compact	Natural resource management	2005	2
Bear River Compact	Water apportionment	1958	3
Belle Fourche River Compact	Water apportionment	1943	2
Bi-State Criminal Justice Center Compact	Law enforcement	1979	2
Bi-State Development Agency Compact	Transportation; Regional planning	1949	2
Big Blue River Compact	Water apportionment	1971	2
Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact	Fire protection		4
Boating Offense Compact	Law enforcement	1992	2
Boundary Compact Between Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota	Boundaries	1947	3
Breaks Interstate Park Compact	Natural resource management	1954	2
Buffalo and Fort Erie Bridge Compact	Infrastructure	1994	2
Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement	Taxation	1965	5
California-Nevada Compact	Law enforcement	1995	2
Canadian River Compact	Water apportionment	1951	3
Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact	Waste; Public Health	1982	4
Central Midwest Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact	Waste	1986	2
Chesapeake Bay Commission Agreement	Natural resource management	1980	3
Colorado River Compact	Water apportionment	1922	7
Colorado River Crime Enforcement Compact	Law enforcement	1987	2
Columbia River Compact	Natural resource management	1918	2
Columbia River Gorge Compact	Natural resource management	1987	2
Compact for Pension Portability for Education	Education		2
Compact on Mental Health	Public health	1956	47
Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Compact	Natural resource management	1983	4
Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Compact	Water resources and flood control	1953	4
Costilla Creek Compact	Water apportionment	1946	2
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Compact	Historic preservation	1974	2
Delaware River and Bay Authority Compact	Transportation	1962	2
Delaware River Basin Compact	Natural resource management	1961	4
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Compact	Infrastructure	1935	2
Delaware River Port Authority Compact	Infrastructure	1932	2
Delaware Valley Urban Area Compact	Regional planning	1966	2
Desert Pacific Economic Region Compact	Economic development	1999	1
Driver License Compact	Licensure	1958	46
Emergency Management Assistance Compact	Emergency management	1996	55
Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact	Licensure	2018	34
Furlough Compact	Corrections		1
Great Lakes Basin Compact	Natural resource management	1955	8
Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact	Fire protection		3
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact	Natural resources management	2008	8
Great Plains Interstate Fire Compact	Fire protection	2006	7
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact	Natural resources management	1949	5
Health Care Compact	Healthcare	2011	9
Historic Chattahoochee Compact	Historic preservation	1978	2
Indiana-Kentucky Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1943	2
Interpleader Compact	Property	1955	5
Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact	Defense	1951	23
Interstate Compact Defining a Portion of the Arizona-Nevada Boundary on the Colorado River	Boundary	1960	2
Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision	Corrections	1998	53
Interstate Compact for Education	Education	1965	47
Interstate Compact for Juveniles	Corrections	1955	53
Interstate Compact for Mutual Military Aid in an Emergency	Emergency management	1953
Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance	Children	1986	50
Interstate Compact on Agricultural Grain Marketing	Industry regulation	1979	2
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children	Education	2008	51
Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings	Industry regulation	1993	4
Interstate Compact on Licenses of Participants in Horse Racing with Pari-Mutual Wagering	Licensure	2000	15
Interstate Compact on Placement of Children	Children	1963	52
Interstate Compact on the Mentally Disordered Offender	Corrections	1967	8
Interstate Compact to Build a Border Fence	Boundaries	2011	1
Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas	Natural resource management	1935	31
Interstate Corrections Compact	Corrections	1959	39
Interstate Earthquake Emergency Compact	Emergency management	1989	4
Interstate Forest Fire Suppression Compact	Fire protection	1991	3
Interstate High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network Compact	Transportation; Infrastructure	1981	7
Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact	Industry regulation	2006	46
Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact	Industry regulation	1996	3
Interstate Jobs Protection Compact	Employment		1
Interstate Library Compact	Education	1956	35
Interstate Mining Compact	Natural resource management	1970	24
Interstate Mutual Aid Compact	Public safety	1986	2
Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact	Transportation	1980	7
Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact	Law enforcement	1989	49
Iowa-Nebraska Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1943	2
Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact	Natural resource management	1996	2
Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact	Regional planning	1996	2
Kansas City Area Transportation Compact	Transportation	1965	2
Kansas-Missouri Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1949	2
Kansas-Missouri Flood Prevention and Control Compact	Water Resources and Flood Control	1985	2
Klamath River Compact	Water apportionment	1957	2
La Plata River Compact	Water apportionment	1925	2
Maine-New Hampshire School District Compact	Education	1992	2
Maryland and Virginia Boundary Agreement of 1785	Boundaries	1785	2
Menominee River Bridge Agreement	Infrastructure	1928	2
Merrimack River Flood Control Compact	Water resources and flood control	1989	2
Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact	Fire protection	1988	7
Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact	Waste	1985	6
Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact	Transportation	2000	8
Midwestern Higher Education Compact	Education	1991	12
Mississippi-Alabama Railroad Authority Compact	Transportation	1992	2
Mississippi-Louisiana-Alabama Rapid Rail Transit Compact	Transportation	1981	3
Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1990	2
Multi-State Reciprocity Agreement	Licensure	1962	15
Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement	Transportation	1978	10
Multistate Lottery Agreement	Lottery	1987	38
Multistate Tax Compact	Taxation	1967	16
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact	Law enforcement	1999	34
National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact	Law enforcement	1998	11
Nebraska-South Dakota Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1989	2
New England Compact on Involuntary Detention for Tuberculosis Control	Health; public safety	1997
New England Higher Education Compact	Education	1955	6
New England Interstate Corrections Compact	Corrections	1960	7
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact	Water pollution control	1947	7
New England Radiological Health Protection Compact	Public health	1967	6
New England State Interstate Trucking Fee Compact	Regulation; transportation	1982
New England State Police Compact	Law enforcement	1969	6
New Hampshire-Massachusetts Interstate Sewage and Waste Disposal Compact	Waste	1981
New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate Public Water Supply Compact	Water supply	1995	2
New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact	Education	1963	2
New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate Sewage and Waste Disposal Facilities Compact	Waste	1975	2
New Jersey-Pennsylvania Turnpike Bridge Compact	Infrastructure	1951	2
New York-New Jersey Port Authority Compact of 1921	Transportation	1921	2
Nonresident Violator Compact	Licensure	1977	43
Northeast Mississippi-Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact	Transportation	1992	2
Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact	Fire protection	1949	7
Northwest Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact	Waste	1985	8
Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement	Fire protection	1999	5
Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority Compact	Transportation	1952	1
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact	Water resources	1948	8
Oregon-California Goose Lake Interstate Compact	Water resource management	1963	2
Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1957	2
Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact	Fisheries	1947	5
Pacific Ocean Resources Compact	Natural resources management	1991	5
Pacific States Agreement on Radioactive Materials Transportation	Health	1988	2
Palisades Interstate Park Compact	Natural resources management	1937	2
Pecos River Compact	Water apportionment	1948	2
Portsmouth-Kittery Bridge Compact	Infrastructure	1936	2
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact	Transportation	1976	2
Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact	Infrastructure	1991	3
Potomac River Compact of 1958	Natural resource management	1962	2
Potomac Valley Compact	Water resource management	1940	5
Pymatuning Lake Compact	Water resources	1994	2
Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority Compact	Planning	1990	2
Railroad Passenger Transportation Compact	Transportation	1969	2
Red River Compact	Water resource management	1978	4
Republican River Compact	Water apportionment	1942	3
Rio Grande Interstate Compact	Water apportionment	1938	3
Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact	Waste management	1983	3
Sabine River Compact	Water apportionment	1953	2
Snake River Compact	Water apportionment	1949	2
South Central Forest Fire Protection Compact	Fire protection	1953	5
South Platte River Compact	Water apportionment	1923	2
Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact	Waste	1982	6
Southeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact	Forest fire protection	1954	10
Southern Regional Education Compact	Education	1948	16
Southern States Energy Compact	Natural resource management	1962	18
Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact	Waste	1987	4
Statewide Mutual Aid Compact	Emergency management	2002	1
Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact	Insurance	2011	9
Susquehanna River Basin Compact	Natural resource management; Flood control	1970	3
Tahoe Conservancy Agency Compact	Water resources	1973	2
Tahoe Regional Planning Compact	Natural resource management	1969	2
Taxation of Motor Fuels Consumed by Interstate Buses	Taxation; Transportation; Industry regulation	1965	2
Tennessee Interstate Furlough Compact	Corrections		1
Tennessee River Basin Water Pollution Control Compact	Pollution control	1958	3
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Compact	Economic development	1958	4
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact	Waste; Public health	1985	2
Thames River Valley Flood Control Compact	Water resources and flood control	1957	2
The NASDTEC Interstate Contract	Licensure; Education	1928	52
Tri-State Lotto Compact	Lottery	1985	3
Tri-State Sanitation Compact	Waste management; Water pollution	1935	3
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act	Children	1997	51
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act	Property	1995	16
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact	Water apportionment	1948	5
Upper Niobrara River Compact	Water apportionment	1962	2
Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Agreement of 1863	Boundaries	1863	2
Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Compact of 1959	Boundary	1959	2
Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Compact of 1998	Boundary	1998	2
Virginia-District of Columbia Boundary Line Compact of 1946	Boundaries	1946	2
Virginia-Kentucky Boundary Compact	Boundaries	1800	2
Virginia-Maryland Boundary Agreement of 1878	Boundaries	1878	2
Virginia-North Carolina Boundary Agreement of 1791	Boundaries	1791	2
Virginia-North Carolina Boundary Agreement of 1970	Boundaries	1970	2
Virginia-Tennessee Boundary Agreement	Boundaries	1901	2
Wabash Valley Compact	Natural resource management	1959	2
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact	Transportation	1960	3
Waterfront Commission Compact	Law enforcement	1953	2
Western Corrections Compact	Corrections	1959	11
Western Interstate Energy Compact	Energy	1970	12
Western Regional Higher Education Compact	Education	1951	15
Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Compact	Flood prevention	1967	2
Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact	Infrastructure	1995	3
Yellowstone River Compact	Interstate water apportionment	1951	3