The Pest Control Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: PEST CONTROL COMPACT Article I. Findings The party states find that: (a) In the absence of the higher degree of cooperation among them possible under this compact, the annual loss of approximately seven billion dollars from the depredations of pests is virtually certain to continue, if not to increase. (b) Because of varying climatic, geographic and economic factors, each state may be affected differently by particular species of pests; but all states share the inability to protect themselves fully against those pests which present serious dangers to them. (c) The migratory character of pest infestations makes it necessary for states both adjacent to and distant from one another, to complement each otherâs activities when faced with conditions of infestation and reinfestation. (d) While every state is seriously affected by a substantial number of pests, and every state is susceptible of infestation by many species of pests not now causing damage to its crop and plant life and products, the fact that relatively few species of pests present equal danger to or are of interest to all states makes the establishment and operation of a fund, from which individual states may obtain financial support for pest control programs of benefit to them in other states and to which they may contribute in accordance with their relative interests, the most equitable means of financing cooperative pest eradication and control programs. Article II. Definitions As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction: (a) âStateâ means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (b) âRequesting stateâ means a state which invokes the procedures of the compact to secure the undertaking or intensification of measures to control or eradicate one or more pests within one or more other states. (c) âResponding stateâ means a state requested to undertake or intensify the measures referred to in subdivision (b) of this article. (d) âPestsâ means any invertebrate animal, pathogen, parasitic plant or similar or allied organism which can cause disease or damage in any crops, trees, shrubs, grasses or other plants of substantial value. (e) âFundâ means the Pest Control Fund established pursuant to this compact. (f) âGoverning boardâ means the administrators of this compact representing all of the party states when such administrators are acting as a body in pursuance of authority vested in them by this compact. (g) âExecutive committeeâ means the committee established pursuant to Article V(e) of this compact. Article III. The Fund There is hereby established the Pest Control Fund for the purpose of financing other than normal pest control operations which states may be called upon to engage in pursuant to this compact. The fund shall contain moneys appropriated to it by the party states and any donations and grants accepted by it. All appropriations, except as conditioned by the rights and obligations of party states expressly set forth in this compact, shall be unconditional and may not be restricted by the appropriating state to use in the control of any specified pest or pests. Donations and grants may be conditional or unconditional, provided that the fund shall not accept any donation or grant whose terms are inconsistent with any provision of this compact. Article IV. The Fund, Internal Operations and Management (a) The fund shall be administered by a governing board and executive committee as hereinafter provided. The actions of the governing board and executive committee pursuant to this compact shall be deemed the actions of the fund. (b) The members of the governing board shall be entitled to one vote each on such board. No action of the governing board shall be bi
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