Virginia Compacts
8/28/2024
Preface
- Compilation of compacts and related records and reports, § 2.2-403
- Publication of Virginia compacts, § 30-154.1
- U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 10.
Compacts
A compact is an interstate agreement between two or more signatory states that is approved by Congress. Updated annually.
Administration of Government
- Southern States Energy Compact, §§ 2.2-5600 through 2.2-5603
- Chesapeake Regional Olympic Games Compact, §§ 2.2-5900 through 2.2-5901
Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
- Southern Dairy Compact, §§ 3.2-3300 through 3.2-3303
Aviation
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, §§ 5.1-152 through 5.1-178
Conservation
- Breaks Interstate Park Compact of 1954, § 10.1-205.1
- Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, § 10.1-1149
- Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, § 10.1-1150
- Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact, §§ 10.1-1500 through 10.1-1504
Counties, Cities and Towns
- Appalachian Region Interstate Compact, § 15.2-6900
Courts Not of Record
- Interstate Compact Relating to Juveniles, §§ 16.1-323 through 16.1-323.1
Criminal Procedure
Bildung
- Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel, §§ 22.1-316 through 22.1-318
- Compact for Education; Education Commission of the States, §§ 22.1-336 through 22.1-338
- Southern Regional Education Compact, §§ 22.1-358 through 22.1-359
- Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, §§ 22.1-360 through 22.1-361
Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, §§ 28.2-1000 through 28.2-1000.2
- Potomac River Compact, §§ 28.2-1001 through 28.2-1007
Health
Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems
- Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact, § 33.2-1400
- Interstate 73 Transportation Compact [not in effect], § 33.2-1830
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact of 1958, § 33.2-3000
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966, § 33.2-3100
- Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact, § 33.2-3101
Insurance
- Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, §§ 38.2-6200 through 38.2-6201
Libraries
- Interstate Library Compact, § 42.1-75
Military and Emergency Laws
- National Guard Mutual Assistance Compact, §§ 44-54.1 through 44-54.3
- Interstate Compact on National Guard Counterdrug Operations, § 44-75.1:1
- Emergency Management Assistance Compact, § 44-146.28:1
Mines, Minerals, and Energy
- Interstate Mining Compact, §§ 45.2-200 through 45.2-201
- Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, §§ 45.2-300 through 45.2-302
Motor Vehicles
- Driver License Compact, §§ 46.2-483 through 46.2-488
- Potomac River Bridge Towing Compact of 1991, § 46.2-1239.1
Prisons and Other Methods of Correction
- Transport of Prisoners to and from Medical Facilities across State Boundaries [not in effect], § 53.1-133.10
- The Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders, §§ 53.1-176.1 through 53.1-176.3
- Agreement on Detainers, §§ 53.1-210 through 53.1-215
- Interstate Corrections Compact, §§ 53.1-216 through 53.1-217
Professions and Occupations
- Cosmetology Compact, § 54.1-700.1
- Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, §§ 54.1-2606 through 54.1-2619
- Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, § 54.1-2729.02
- PA Licensure Compact, § 54.1-2953.1
- Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact, § 54.1-2956.7:1
- Nurse Licensure Compact, §§ 54.1-3040.1 through 54.1-3040.11
- Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, §§ 54.1-3485 through 54.1-3496
- Counseling Compact [in effect beginning January 1, 2024], § 54.1-3500.1
- Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, § 54.1-3606.2
- Social Work Licensure Compact, § 54.1-3709.4
Trade and Commerce
- Live Horseracing Compact, §§ 59.1-394.1 through 59.1-394.4
Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors
- Potomac River Basin Commission, §§ 62.1-64 through 62.1-69
- Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, §§ 62.1-70 through 62.1-79
Welfare (Social Services)
- Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, § 63.2-1000
- Implementation of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, §§ 63.2-1100 through 63.2-1105
Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
- Wildlife Violator Compact, § 29.1-530.5
Boundaries
Until the 1920’s, most compacts dealt with the settlement of boundary lines between the states.
- Boundaries, § 1-300
- Extent of territory of the Commonwealth after the Constitution of 1776, § 1-301
- Jurisdiction and ownership of Commonwealth over offshore waters and submerged lands, § 1-302
- Cession of territory northwest of Ohio River, § 1-303
- Boundary with North Carolina, § 1-304 & Virginia-North Carolina Boundary Agreement of 1791
- Boundary with North Carolina eastward from low-water mark of Atlantic Ocean, § 1-305 & Virginia-North Carolina Boundary Agreement of 1970
- Boundary with Tennessee, § 1-306 & Virginia-Tennessee Boundary Agreement of 1901
- Compact and boundary with Kentucky, § 1-307 & Kentucky and Virginia Jurisdiction Act of 1789
- Boundary with Maryland, § 1-308 & Virginia and Maryland Boundary Agreement of 1878
- Boundary with Maryland eastward from Assateague Island, § 1-309
- Boundary with Maryland in upper reaches of Pocomoke sound and lower reaches of Pocomoke River, § 1-310
- Recession of portion of District of Columbia, § 1-311 & Chap. 64.- An Act Accepting by the State of Virginia the County of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, When the Same Shall be Re-ceded by the Congress of the United States.
- Boundary with District of Columbia, § 1-312 & Virginia and District of Columbia Boundary Line Compact of 1946
- Boundary line between Loudoun County, Virginia, and Jefferson County, West Virginia, § 1-313
Historical References
- An Act for Confirming and Establishing the Boundary Line Between this State and the State of Kentucky, Ascertained and Fixed by Certain Commissioners Appointed by Both States, and for Other Purposes
- Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Agreement of 1863
- Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Compact of 1959
- Virginia-West Virginia Debt Agreement of 1861
- Maryland-Virginia Compact of 1785
- Virginia-Tennessee Boundary Agreement of 1803