J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1171

414.

ARTICLE VIII

Advisory and Technical Committees

The Commission may establish such advisory and technical com-
mittees as it may deem necessary, membership on which may include
private citizens and public officials, and may cooperate with and use
the services of any such committees and the organizations which the
members represent in furthering any of its activities.

415.

ARTICLE IX

Entry Into Force and Withdrawal

(a)   This compact shall enter into force when enacted into law by
any six or more states. Thereafter, this compact shall become effec-
tive as to any other state upon its enactment thereof.

(b)  Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting
a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect
until one year after the executive head of the withdrawing state has
given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the executive heads of
all other party states. No withdrawal shall affect any liability already
incurred by or chargeable to a party state prior to the time of such
withdrawal.

416.

ARTICLE X

Construction and Severability

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the
purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable
and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is
declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any 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 and the applicability thereof to any government,
agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this
compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state par-
ticipating herein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as
to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the
state affected as to all severable matters.

417. The legislature finds that:

(1)  The public safety necessitates the continuous development,
modernization and implementation of standards and requirements of
law relating to vehicle equipment, in accordance with expert knowl-
edge and opinion.

(2)   The public safety further requires that such standards and
requirements be uniform from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, except to
the extent that specific and compelling evidence supports variation.

(3)   The Department of Motor Vehicles, acting upon recommenda-
tions of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission and pursuant to