1.   Environmentalists and natural-food advocates support the compact as a way to help save small farmers.

2.   He said he was following the lead of Gov. Bush, Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock and other state officials who support the compact.

3.   The House approval was good news to state officials who have supported the compact and who had seen it disapproved in the House two years ago.

4.   Instead, he supports a compact that would allow the two towns to share services without moving the border.

5.   The compact is also supported by various conservation groups because it keeps dairy farms intact, and preserves open space.