EFFECTIVE DATE AND EXECUTION. This Compact shall become binding and effective when ratified through concurring legislation by the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and consented to by the Congress of the United States. This Compact shall be signed and sealed in nine identical original copies by the respective chief executives of the signatory Parties. One such copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State of each of the signatory Parties or in accordance with the laws of the state in which the filing is made, and one copy shall be filed and retained in
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Samples: Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, Great Lakes—st. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact