Interstate compacts serve an important, but mostly unnoticed role in shaping relationships between the states and between the states and the federal government, resolving thorny policy problems such as law enforcement and corrections management across state lines, pollution control, natural resource management, child protection, regional transportation, and professional licensing.  The Evolving Law and Use of Interstate Compacts explains the theoretical principles behind interstate compacts; best practices with developing and drafting compacts; practical implications of operating in a compact-regulated environment; and the unique law of interstate compacts, including gaps, conflicts and trends.

Drawing from nearly 100 years of collective experience, the authors provide a comprehensive analysis of the legal as well as the practical implications of the ever-growing use of interstate compacts to share that authority, including chapters on litigation involving compacts, parties to the compact and compact agencies.

This comprehensive legal reference and practical guide is designed for lawyers, legislators, drafters, compact administrators, and students.