954                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 430

(F)   CONSERVATION.

(1)  THE SECRETARY SHALL CONDUCT RESEARCH ON
THE ENDANGERED SPECIES OF THIS STATE, AND HE
SHALL UTILIZE THE LAND ACQUISITION AND OTHER
AUTHORITIES VESTED IN HIS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT A
PROGRAM IN MARYLAND FOR CONSERVING, PROTECTING,
RESTORING, AND PROPAGATING SELECTED STATE EN-
DANGERED SPECIES, IN ADDITION TO THE LAND ACQUI-
SITION AUTHORITIES VESTED IN HIS OFFICE, THE SEC-
RETARY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE BY PUR-
CHASE, DONATION OR OTHERWISE, LANDS OR INTERESTS
THEREIN NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS
ACT RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION,
RESTORATION AND PROPAGATION OF SELECTED STATE
ENDANGERED SPECIES.

(2)   THE GOVERNOR SHALL REVIEW OTHER PROGRAMS
ADMINISTERED BY HIM AND, TO THE EXTENT PRAC-
TICABLE, UTILIZE SUCH PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF
THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT. THE GOVERNOR SHALL ALSO
ENCOURAGE OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO
UTILIZE THEIR AUTHORITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE
PURPOSES OF THIS ACT.

(3)   IN CARRYING OUT THE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY
THIS ACT, THE SECRETARY SHALL COOPERATE TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE WITH THE FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT, WITH OTHER STATES, AND WITH COUNTIES
WITHIN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND HE MAY ENTER
INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE COUNTIES FOR THE AD-
MINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ANY AREA ESTAB-
LISHED UNDER THIS PROGRAM FOR THE CONSERVATION
OF THE STATE'S ENDANGERED SPECIES.

(G)  MISCELLANEOUS.

NONE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE CON-
STRUED TO APPLY RETROACTIVELY OR TO PROHIBIT
ENTRY INTO THE STATE OF MARYLAND OF FISH AND
WILDLIFE WHICH MAY BE LAWFULLY IMPORTED INTO
THE UNITED STATES OR TAKEN OR REMOVED FROM AN-
OTHER STATE; PROVIDED THAT, THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PERMIT THE TAKING AND RE-
MOVAL FROM ANOTHER STATE INTO THIS STATE OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE ON THE FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES
LISTS.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
PROVISION OF THIS ACT OR THE APPLICATION THEREOF
TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID
FOR ANY REASON, THE INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT
THE OTHER PROVISIONS OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION
OF THIS ACT WHICH CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT WITHOUT
THE INVALID PROVISIONS OR APPLICATION, AND TO THIS
END ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE DECLARED
TO BE SEVERABLE.