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<br />4fI., <br /> <br />Comment. <br /> <br /> <br />Obviously eaoh govell'%lment shall pay the salary and personal expanses of <br /> <br /> <br />its representative. It may be urged that the remaining expenses should not be <br /> <br /> <br />borna equally but should bear rome relation to either the bemfits or detril1l9nts <br /> <br /> <br />to each state unchr the compact. There is danger in not placing the states on an <br /> <br /> <br />equal position in thPt the state on whiCh tIE gra~test burden fall s might handi- <br /> <br /> <br />oap the work of the Commission by not providing fun! sl <br /> <br /> <br />The door should be left open for some contribution by the United States. <br /> <br /> <br />In connecti on 1lri th -the setup of the Commissioh it is important that <br /> <br /> <br />adequate funds be available. Eatih of the contributing parties undoubtedly has <br /> <br /> <br />specifio constitutional and st!ltutory requirements in regard to the appropriation <br /> <br /> <br />and expenditure of fund s. The possibility of Mving adequa te language in the <br /> <br /> <br />compact so as to constitute either authorizing legislation or continuing legisla- <br /> <br /> <br />tion merits careful thought. Provisions as to the time of payment of fums to <br /> <br /> <br />the Commission must in some manner be adjusted to the requirements in tha indi- <br /> <br /> <br />vidual states. The Commi ssion should have the right to spend its funds without <br /> <br /> <br />cOlllpliano e ~d th any state or federal a.udi ti ng or accounting pro cedure. <br /> <br /> <br />While tha compact llIf1)/ not bind a state to appropriate money. it would <br /> <br /> <br />seem that a provision for the praparBtion of e budget and a suggestion that the <br /> <br /> <br />share of each state of the estimated expense be pBid by Ii date certain might <br /> <br /> <br />have the effect of assuring cooperation.. At least. it is about as far as the <br /> <br /> <br />compact can go in that. direction.. <br /> <br />~100 <br /> <br />-5- <br />