J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                               919

of such certificate or permit holder to transport special and chartered
parties as now authorized by the Interstate Commerce Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission, notwithstanding any other provisions of this
sub-title.

(b) In the event any provision or provisions of this sub-title exceed
the limits imposed upon the legislature of any signatory by the
Constitution of such signatory, the obligations, duties, powers, or
jurisdiction sought to be conferred by such provision or provisions
upon the Commission shall be ineffective and such obligations, duties,
powers or jurisdiction shall remain in the signatory and shall be
exercised by the agency thereof to which such obligations, duties,
powers or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this
compact becomes effective. Such agency, however, in order to achieve
the objective of this compact to effectuate the regulation of mass
transit on a unified and coordinated basis throughout the Metro-
politan District, shall refer to the Commission for its recommenda-
tions all matters arising under this Title so reserved to such signatory
and all matters exempted from this Title pursuant to the proviso
clause of Section 284 (b) of this Title. The recommendations of the
Commission with respect to such matters shall be advisory only.

Existing Rules, Regulations, Orders, and Decisions.

304. All rules, regulations, orders, decisions, or other action pre-
scribed, issued, made, or taken by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia,
the Public Service Commission of Maryland, or the State Corpora-
ton Commission of Virginia, and which are in force at the time this
section takes effect, with respect to transportation or persons sub-
ject to this sub-title, shall remain in effect, and be enforceable under
this sub-title and in the manner specified by this sub-title, according
to their terms, as though they had been prescribed, issued, made, or
taken by the Commission pursuant to this sub-title, unless and until
otherwise provided by such Commission in the exercise of its pow-
ers under this sub-title.

Transfer of Records.

305.   The Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia,
the Interstate Commerce Commission, the State Corporation Com-
mission of Virginia, and the Public Service Commission of Mary-
land shall transfer or make available to the Commission such of their
records as pertain to matters which by this sub-title are placed un-
der the jurisdiction of the latter Commission.

Pending Actions or Proceedings.

306.    (a) No suit, action, or other judicial proceeding commenced
prior to the date this sub-title takes effect by or against the Public
Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the Public Service Commission of Mary-
land, or the State Corporation Commission of Virginia, or any officer
of any such commission in his official capacity or in relation to his
discharge of official duties, shall be affected by the enactment of
this compact and same shall be prosecuted and, determined in ac-
cordance with the law applicable at the time such proceeding was
commenced.