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(d)    This agreement does not waive any fees or taxes charged or
levied by any state in connection with the ownership or operation
of vehicles other than registration fees as defined herein. All other
fees and taxes shall be paid to each state in accordance with the laws
thereof.

(e)    This agreement shall not authorize the operation of a vehicle
in any contracting state contrary to the laws or regulations thereof,
except those pertaining to registration and payment of fees; and with
respect to such laws or regulations, only to the extent provided in
this agreement.

(f)    Each contracting state reserves the right to withdraw, by
order of the administrator thereof, all or any part of the benefits
or privileges granted pursuant to this agreement from the owner of
any vehicle or fleet of vehicles operated in violation of any provision
of this agreement. The administrator shall immediately give notice
of any such violation and withdrawal of any such benefits or priv-
ileges to the administrator of each other contracting state in which
vehicles of such owner are operated.

(g)    The administrator of each of the contracting states shall
cooperate with the administrators of the others and each contracting
state hereby agrees to furnish such aid and assistance to each other
within its statutory authority as will aid in the proper enforcement
of this agreement.

(h) In any dispute between or among contracting states arising
under this agreement, the final decision regarding interpretation of
questions at issue relating to this agreement shall be reached by
joint action of the contracting states, acting through the adminis-
trator thereof, and shall upon determination be placed in writing.

(i) Article and section heading contained herein shall not be
deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope,
meaning, or intent of the provisions of any article or part thereof.

(j) This agreement shall enter into force and become binding
between and among the contracting states when enacted or other-
wise entered into by any two states. Thereafter, it shall enter into
force and become binding with respect to any state when enacted into
law by such state. If the statutes of any state so authorize or provide,
such state may become party to this agreement upon the execution
thereof by an executive or administrative official thereof acting on
behalf of and for such state.

§ 8-905. Article IV. Proration of Registration.

(a) Any owner of a fleet may register the buses of said fleet in
any contracting state by paying to said state total registration fees
in an amount equal to that obtained by applying the proportion of
in-state fleet miles divided by the total fleet miles, to the total fees
which would otherwise be required for regular registration of each
and all of such vehicles in such contracting state.

All fleet pro-rata registration fees shall be based upon the mileage
proportions of the fleet during the period of twelve months ending
on August 31 next preceding the commencement of the registration
year for which registration is sought: Except, that mileage propor-
tions for a fleet not operated during such period in the state where