688                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                              Ch. 297

(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
GOVERNOR OF THE WITHDRAWING STATE HAS GIVEN NOTICE IN
WRITING OF THE WITHDRAWAL TO THE GOVERNORS 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.

ARTICLE IX
EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS

NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT,
REPEAL OR SUPERSEDE ANY OTHER LAW OF ANY PARTY STATE.

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 PARTICIPATING 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.

674J.

(A)    THE "MINING COUNCIL," HEREINAFTER CALLED. "THE
COUNCIL," IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR. THE COUNCIL SHALL BE THE ADVISORY BODY
REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE V(A) OF THE INTERSTATE MINING
COMPACT. NO MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE ANY
COMPENSATION ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SERVICE THEREON, BUT
ANY SUCH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT
FOR EXPENSES ACTUALLY INCURRED BY HIM IN CONNECTION
WITH HIS SERVICE AS THE GOVERNOR'S ALTERNATE ON THE
INTERSTATE MINING COMMISSION, OR IN ATTENDING MEETINGS
OF THE COUNCIL.

(B)  THE COUNCIL SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE DIRECTOR OF
THE MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, AND SIX APPOINTED
MEMBERS AT LEAST TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVE
OF MINING INDUSTRIES AND AT LEAST TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE
PUBLIC MEMBERS APPOINTED WHO HAVE A DEMONSTRATED AND
CONTINUING INTEREST IN CONSERVATION MATTERS.