Pacific Ocean Resources Compact

Establishes an authority to coordinate and protect marine and coastal resources along the Pacific Ocean. This includes encouraging uniform regulation of the transportation of oil and hazardous substances, providing a legal mechanism to regulate certain activities within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, environmental monitoring and management, and ocean resource management. The compact becomes effective when two or more of Alaska, California, Hawaii or Washington ratify the compact and when it receives congressional consent. The Province of British Columbia is also eligible to join.