The commission possesses significant enforcement authority against states deemed in default of their obligations under the compact. The decision to impose a penalty for non-compliance rests with the commission as a whole or its executive committee acting on the commission’s behalf. The enforcement tools available to the commission include:
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Requiring remedial training;
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Mandating mediation or binding arbitration;
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Providing technical assistance;
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Imposing financial penalties on a non-compliant state;
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Suspending a non-compliant state;
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Termination from the Compact; and
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Initiating litigation to enforce the terms of the Compact, monetary penalties ordered by the Commission, or obtaining injunctive relief.
Grounds for default include but are not limited to a state’s failure to fulfill such obligations as are imposed by the terms of the Compact, its bylaws, or any duly promulgated rule.