Marvin Mandel, Governor                         1711

PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (N) FOR THE SAME PUR-
POSES AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (M).

(S) SUITS TO ENJOIN VIOLATIONS OF COMPACT. ANY
PERSON WHO IS A PARTY IN INTEREST MAY COMMENCE
A CIVIL ACTION ON HIS OWN BEHALF AGAINST ANY SIG-
NATORY OR ANY COMMON OR JOINT AGENCY ESTAB-
LISHED BY SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT (TO THE EX-
TENT PERMITTED BY THE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION) TO ENJOIN ANY VIOLATION OF THIS
COMPACT WHENEVER SUCH ACTION CONSTITUTES A CASE
OR CONTROVERSY. THE DISTRICT COURTS OF THE UNITED
STATES SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION, WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY OR THE CITIZENSHIP
OF THE PARTIES, OVER ANY SUCH ACTION. FOR PUR-
POSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "PERSON" MEANS
ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION; OR ANY DEPART-
MENT, AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED
STATES, A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO,
OR A POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES.

ARTICLE 5
CONSTRUCTION, AMENDMENT AND EFFECTIVE DATE

(T) CONSTRUCTION. NO PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT
OR A SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT SHALL BE CON-
STRUED AS INVALIDATING ANY PROVISION OF LAW OF
ANY SIGNATORY, OR AS LIMITING THE ENACTMENT OR
ENFORCEMENT OF ANY LEGISLATION OR REGULATIONS
BY ANY SIGNATORY IMPOSING ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
AND RESTRICTIONS TO FURTHER LESSEN OR PREVENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION:
PROVIDED, THAT SUCH CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE REALIZATION BY ANY
OTHER SIGNATORY OF BENEFITS ORIGINALLY CONTEM-
PLATED BY SUCH AGREEMENT, OR ANY AMENDMENT
THERETO.

(U) SEVERABILITY. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS COM-
PACT OR OF SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS SHALL BE
SEVER ABLE AND IF ANY PHRASE, CLAUSE, SENTENCE OR
PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT, OR A SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENT IS DECLARED TO BE CONTRARY TO THE CON-
STITUTION OF ANY SIGNATORY OR OF THE UNITED
STATES OR IS HELD INVALID, THE CONSTITUTIONALITY
OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS COMPACT OR OF THE SUP-
PLEMENTARY AGREEMENT AND THE APPLICABILITY
THEREOF TO ANY PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION,
AGENCY, PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE SHALL NOT BE
AFFECTED THEREBY AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE
AND EFFECT AS TO THE REMAINING PARTICIPATING
JURISDICTION AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS TO
THE SIGNATORY AFFECTED AS TO ALL SEVERABLE MAT-
TERS. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE SIGNATORIES THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT SHALL BE REASONABLY
AND LIBERALLY CONSTRUED IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS
PURPOSES.