New York State Department of State Interstate and State-Federal Compacts and Agreements

Numerical by compact number.

Section 107 of the Executive Law states that "the secretary of state shall compile and keep current a list of all interstate compacts and other intergovernmental agreements between or among states, subdivisions of this state and other states, or between this state or any subdivision thereof and the federal government having the force of law to which this state or any subdivision thereof is party." Additionally, in any case where the statutes of the state do not contain the full text of a "compact or agreement" as defined above, the secretary of state shall receive "a true copy of the compact or agreement and keep the same on file." Furthermore, "any amendment, supplementary agreement or administrative rule or regulation having the force of law implementing, adding to or modifying any compact or agreement to which this state or a subdivision thereof is party shall be listed or filed in the same manner as the compact or agreement itself."

Files in this series contain signed and sealed copies of interstate compacts and intergovernmental agreements entered into by the State of New York. Files pertaining to compacts that have been amended also contain signed and sealed copies of the amended versions. In cases where compacts stipulate that rules, regulations, or forms be adopted to facilitate effective operation of the compact, signed and sealed copies of these documents are also included in files. Certain files contain copies of statutes from other states authorizing participation in compacts and signed certificates from other state governors ratifying compacts or agreements.

Interstate compacts and other intergovernmental agreements in the series pertain to a wide variety of issues, interest in which has been regional, national, or international. Numerous compacts involve conservation and development of water resources shared by multiple states or by a combination of states and Canadian provinces. Other compacts relate to the supervision of parolees and probationers; civil defense and natural disasters; care and supervision of delinquent and non-delinquent juveniles; and treatment of the mentally ill and mentally deficient. Particularly noteworthy is the earliest compact in the series. This compact, agreed to in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey, created the Port of New York District and established the Port of New York Authority (later Port Authority of New York and New Jersey).

A list of compacts in each accretion is available at the repository.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.