Interstate compacts by topic

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An interstate compact is a contractual arrangement made between two or more states in which the assigned parties agree on a specific policy issue and either adopt a set of standards or cooperate with one another on a particular regional or national matter. The tables below list the compacts by topic as of 2014

Agriculture

Boundary

Children

Corrections

Culture

Defense

Economic development

Education

Emergency management

Fire protection

Flood control

Health

Historic preservation

Infrastructure

Licensure

Lottery

Natural resource management

Planning

Taxation

Transportation

Waste

Water apportionment

Water pollution control

Water resources and flood control

1. Kansas-Missouri Boundary Compact
2. Maryland and Virginia Boundary Agreement of 1785
3. Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact
4. Nebraska-South Dakota Boundary Compact
5. Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Agreement of 1863
6. Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Compact of 1959
7. Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Compact of 1998
8. Arizona-Nevada Boundary Compact
9. Iowa-Nebraska Boundary Compact
10. Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact
11. Interstate Compact to Build a Border Fence
12. Virginia-North Carolina Boundary Agreement of 1791
13. Virginia-Maryland Boundary Agreement of 1878
14. Virginia-Kentucky Boundary Compact
15. Virginia-District of Columbia Boundary Line Compact of 1946
16. Boundary Compact Between Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
17. Indiana-Kentucky Boundary Compact
18. Interstate Compact Defining a Portion of the Arizona-Nevada Boundary on the Colorado River
19. Arizona-California Boundary Compact
20. Virginia-North Carolina Boundary Agreement of 1970
21. Virginia-Tennessee Boundary Agreement

1. Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
2. Interstate Compact for Juveniles
3. Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
4. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

1. Agreement on Detainers
2. Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision
3. Interstate Compact for Juveniles
4. Tennessee Interstate Furlough Compact
5. New England Interstate Corrections Compact
6. Furlough Compact
7. Interstate Compact on the Mentally Disordered Offender
8. Interstate Corrections Compact
9. Western Corrections Compact

1. Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact

1. Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact

1. Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Compact
2. Western Interstate Energy Compact
3. Desert Pacific Economic Region Compact

1. Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel
2. Interstate Library Compact
3. Maine-New Hampshire Interstate School Compact
4. Midwestern Higher Education Compact
5. New England Higher Education Compact
6. Southern Regional Education Compact
7. Compact for Pension Portability for Educators
8. The NASDTEC Interstate Agreement
9. Interstate Compact for Education
10. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
11. New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact
12. Western Regional Higher Education Compact

1. Emergency Management Assistance Compact
2. Interstate Compact for Mutual Military Aid in an Emergency
3. Interstate Earthquake Emergency Compact
4. Interstate Mutual Aid Compact
5. Statewide Mutual Aid Compact

1. Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact
2. Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Protection Compact
3. Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact
4. Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement
5. South Central Forest Fire Protection Compact
6. Southeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact
7. Interstate Forest Fire Suppression Compact
8. Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact
9. Great Plains Interstate Fire Compact

1. Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Compact
2. Merrimack River Flood Control Compact
3. Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Compact

1. Health Care Compact
2. Compact on Mental Health
3. New England Radiological Health Protection Compact
4. Pacific States Agreement on Radioactive Materials Transportation
5. New England Compact on Involuntary Detention for Tuberculosis Control

1. Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Compact
2. Historic Chattahoochee Compact

1. New Jersey-Pennsylvania Turnpike Bridge Compact
2. Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Tunnel Compact
3. Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge Construction Compact
4. Buffalo and Fort Erie Bridge Compact
5. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Compact
6. Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact
7. Interstate High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network Compact
8. Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact
9. Menominee River Bridge Agreement
10. Portsmouth-Kittery Bridge Compact

1. The NASDTEC Interstate Agreement
2. Nonresident Violator Compact
3. Interstate Compact on Licenses of Participants in Horse Racing with Pari-Mutuel Wagering
4. Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact

1. Tri-State Lotto Compact
2. Multistate Lottery Agreement

1. Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact
2. Interstate Mining Compact
3. Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas
4. Southern States Energy Compact
5. Columbia River Compact
6. Tahoe Regional Planning Compact
7. Bay State-Ocean State Compact
8. Susquehanna River Basin Compact
9. Breaks Interstate Park Compact
10. Columbia River Gorge Compact
11. Palisades Interstate Park Compact
12. Pacific Ocean Resources Compact
13. Potomac River Compact of 1958
14. Potomac Valley Compact
15. Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Compact
16. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact
17. Pacific Marine Fisheries Compact
18. Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Compact
19. Delaware River Basin Compact
20. Great Lakes Basin Compact
21. Chesapeake Bay Commission Agreement
22. Wabash Valley Compact
23. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact

1. Delaware Valley Urban Area Compact
2. Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority Compact

1. Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement
2. Multistate Tax Compact

1. Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact
2. Mississippi-Alabama Railroad Authority Compact
3. Mississippi-Louisiana-Alabama Rapid Rail Transit Compact
4. Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement
5. New York-New Jersey Port Authority Compact of 1921
6. Northeast Mississippi-Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact
7. Railroad Passenger Transportation Compact
8. Kansas City Area Transportation Compact
9. Bi-State Development Compact
10. Delaware River and Bay Authority Compact
11. Delaware River Port Authority Compact
12. Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority Compact
13. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact
14. Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact
15. New England State Interstate Trucking Fee Compact
16. Taxation of Motor Fuels Consumed by Interstate Buses
17. Interstate High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network Compact
18. Multi-State Reciprocity Agreement

1. Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
2. New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate Sewage and Waste Disposal Facilities Compact
3. Atlantic Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact
4. Appalachian States Radioactive Waste Compact
5. Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
6. Central Midwest Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
7. Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact
8. Northwest Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
9. Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
10. Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
11. Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact
12. New Hampshire-Massachusetts Interstate Sewage and Waste Disposal Compact
13. Tri-State Sanitation Compact

1. Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact
2. Klamath River Compact
3. La Plata River Compact
4. Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
5. Colorado River Compact
6. Yellowstone River Compact
7. Susquehanna River Basin Compact
8. Pymatuning Lake Compact
9. Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact
10. Arkansas River Compact of 1949
11. Arkansas River Basin Compact of 1970
12. Arkansas River Compact of 1965
13. Belle Fourche River Compact
14. Snake River Compact
15. Upper Niobrara River Compact
16. South Platte River Compact
17. Sabine River Compact
18. Republican River Compact
19. Pecos River Compact
20. Animas-La Plata Project Compact
21. Canadian River Compact
22. Costilla Creek Compact
23. Red River Compact
24. Rio Grande Interstate Compact
25. Bear River Compact
26. Big Blue River Compact

1. New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact
2. Tennessee River Basin Water Pollution Control Compact
3. Tri-State Sanitation Compact

1. Kansas-Missouri Flood Prevention and Control Compact
2. Thames River Valley Flood Control Compact
3. New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate Public Water Supply Compact
4. Oregon-California Goose Lake Interstate Compact
5. Tahoe Conservancy Agency Compact