* § 21-1501. Mid-Atlantic states air pollution control compact.\n The mid-Atlantic states air pollution control compact as first entered\ninto pursuant to chapter 475 of the laws of 1967, as amended by chapter\n476 of the laws of 1967, and as amended by chapter 385 of the laws of\n1968, and as subject to execution by the governor as provided in said\ncompact, is hereby continued. The compact is as follows:\n WHEREAS, the signatory parties recognize that they have certain\nserious problems in common with respect to pollution of the atmosphere\nby man-made contaminants; and\n WHEREAS, the nature and sources of air pollution are such that the\nstates' efforts can be effectively supplemented by control measures\napplicable to regional airsheds which cut across state boundaries; and\n WHEREAS, the signatory parties recognize that the protection and\nimprovement of the quality of their common atmosphere is vested with\nlocal, state and national interests, for which they have a joint\nresponsibility; and\n WHEREAS, the signatory parties have determined to establish a\nfederal-interstate agency, with jurisdiction and powers adequate to cope\nwith interstate air pollution problems;\n Now therefore, the states of New Jersey and New York and the United\nStates of America, and if any of them should join herein, the states of\nDelaware, Connecticut and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,\nrespectively, hereby solemnly convenant and agree with each other, upon\nthe enactment of concurring legislation by the congress of the United\nStates and by the respective state legislatures, having the same effect\nas this part as follows:\n ARTICLE 1\n SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS AND FINDINGS\n § 1.1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the\n"Mid-Atlantic States Air Pollution Control Compact".\n § 1.2. Definitions. For the purposes of this compact, and of any\nsupplemental or concurring legislation enacted pursuant thereto, except\nas may be otherwise required by the context:\n (a) "Commission" shall mean the commission established by this\ncompact;\n (b) "Region" shall mean the territorial limits of the states which are\nor become parties to this compact;\n (c) "Compact" shall mean section 21-1501 of this title;\n (d) "Federal government" shall mean the government of the United\nStates of America, and any appropriate branch, department, bureau or\ndivision thereof, as the case may be;\n (e) "Signatory party" shall mean a state, commonwealth, or the federal\ngovernment, which has become a party to this compact by enactment of\nconcurring legislation;\n (f) "District" shall mean any area established, identified or defined\nby the commission in connection with the abatement or control of air\npollution;\n (g) "Air contaminant" shall mean dust, fumes, mist, smoke, or other\nparticulate matter, vapor, gas, odorous substance, or any combination\nthereof;\n (h) "Air pollution" shall mean the presence in the outdoor atmosphere\nof one or more air contaminants in such quantities and duration as is or\ntends to be injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life,\nor property, or would unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life\nor property;\n (i) "Emission" shall mean a release into the outdoor atmosphere of air\ncontaminants.\n § 1.3. Findings of fact. It is hereby found and declared that:\n (a) The tremendous growth of population and industry has resulted in\nsubstantial increases in atmospheric waste and air pollution over the\nentire region;\n (b) Air pollution does not respect political boundaries, and persons\nfar removed from its sources and having no responsibility for or control\nover its creation endure health hazards, discomfort and inconvenience\nand experience property damage and economic loss;\n (c) Air pollution is associated with such important respiratory\ndiseases as lung cancer, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma, and\nis a general haz
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