{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-501","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §501","heading":"Effective date -- Article XI","body":"This compact shall become effective immediately upon the adoption of the compact by any 2 contiguous states of New England but only insofar as applies to those states and upon approval by federal law. Thereafter upon ratification by other contiguous states, it shall become effective as to those states.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 2: INTERSTATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL","ARTICLE 1: COMPACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec501.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"37a46d7055bb94d5120160f45f2eb3cbf6a98953166437164cd5ae42e7f366d5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-500","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-531"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}