J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1419

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Article VIII. Eligible Parties, Entry into Force and Withdrawal

(a)  Any or all of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and
West Virginia shall be eligible to become party to this compact.

(b)  As to any eligible party state, this compact shall become
effective when its legislature shall have enacted the same into law:
provided that it shall not become initially effective until enacted into
law by seven states.

(c)  Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting
a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall become
effective until the governor of the withdrawing state shall have sent
formal notice in writing to the governor of each other party state
informing said governors of the action of the legislature in repealing
the compact and declaring an intention to withdraw.

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Article IX. Severability and Construction

The provisions of this compact and of any supplementary agree-
ment entered into hereunder shall be severable and if any phrase,
clause, sentence or provision of this compact or such supplementary
agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any
participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereof
to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid,
the validity of the remainder of this compact or such supplementary
agreement and the applicability thereof to any government, agency,
person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact
or any supplementary agreement entered into hereunder shall be
held contrary to the constitution of any state participating therein,
the compact or such supplementary agreement shall remain in full
force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect
as to the state affected as to all severable matters. The provisions of
this compact and of any supplementary agreement entered into
pursuant hereto shall be liberally construed to effectuate the pur-
poses thereof.

The member of the "Southern Interstate Nuclear Board" from the
State of Maryland shall be appointed by the Governor and his term of
office shall be co-terminous with that of the appointing Governor.

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Pursuant to Article III (a) of the Compact, the board shall submit
its budgets of estimated expenditures to the Governor for presenta-
tion to the legislature.

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Any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant to Article VI
of the Compact and requiring the expenditure of funds or the assump-
tion of an obligation to expend funds shall not become effective as to

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