§ 21-24-112 — Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission

(a) The interstate commission shall promulgate reasonable
rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the
purposes of this compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event the interstate commission exercises its rulemaking
authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes
of this act or the powers granted hereunder, then such an action
by the interstate commission shall be invalid and have no force
or effect.
(b) Rules shall be made pursuant to a rulemaking process
that substantially conforms to the "Model State Administrative
Procedure Act," of 1981 Act, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15,
p.1 (2000) as amended, as may be appropriate to the operations
of the interstate commission.
(c) Not later than thirty (30) days after a rule is
promulgated, any person may file a petition for judicial review
of the rule, provided that the filing of such a petition shall
not stay or otherwise prevent the rule from becoming effective
unless the court finds that the petitioner has a substantial
likelihood of success. The court shall give deference to the
actions of the interstate commission consistent with applicable
law and shall not find the rule to be unlawful if the rule
represents a reasonable exercise of the interstate commission's
authority.