SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                          823

(c) Any award or compensation for the taking of property pur-
suant to this article shall be paid by the commission, and none of the
signatory parties nor any other agency, instrumentality or political
subdivision thereof shall be liable for such award or compensation.

15.15—Conveyance of Lands and Relocation of Public Facilities.

(a)  The respective officers, agencies, departments, commissions,
or bodies having jurisdiction and control over real and personal prop-
erty owned by the signatory parties are, authorized and empowered
to transfer and convey in accordance with the laws of the respective
parties to the commission any such property as may be necessary
or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the
commission.

(b)  Each political subdivision of each of the signatory parties,
notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, is authorized and
empowered to grant and convey to the commission, upon the commis-
sion's request, any real property or any interest therein owned by
such political subdivision including lands lying under water and
lands already devoted to public use which may be necessary or con-
venient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the com-
mission.

(c)  Any highway, public utility, or other public facility which
will be dislocated by reason of a project deemed necessary by the
commission to effectuate the authorized purposes of this compact
shall be relocated and the cost thereof shall be paid in accordance
with the law of the state in which the facility is located; provided
that the cost of such relocation payable by the commission shall not
in any event exceed the expenditure required to serve the public
convenience and necessity.

15.16—Rights of Way. Permission is hereby granted to the com-
mission to locate, construct, and maintain any aqueducts, lines, pipes,
conduits, and auxiliary facilities authorized to be acquired, con-
structed, owned, operated, or maintained by the commission in, over,
under, or across any streets and highways now or hereafter owned,
opened,, or dedicated to or for public use, subject to such reasonable
conditions as the highway department of the signatory party may
require.

15.17—Penalty. Any person, association, or corporation who vio-
lates or attempts or conspires to violate any provisions of this com-
pact or any rule, regulation, or order of the commission duly made,
promulgated, or issued pursuant to the compact in addition to any
other remedy, penalty, or consequence provided by law shall be pun-
ishable as may be provided by statute of any of the signatory parties
within which the violation is committed; provided that in the ab-
sence of such provision any such person, association, or corpora-
tion shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50 nor more than
$1,000 for each such violation to be fixed by the court which the
commission may recover in its own name in any court of competent
jurisdiction, and in a summary proceeding where available under
the practice and procedure of such court. For the purposes of this
section in the event of a continuing offense each day of such viola-
tion, attempt or conspiracy shall constitute a separate offense.

15.18—Tort Liability. The commission shall be responsible for
claims arising out of the negligent acts or omissions of its officers,