696                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                             Ch. 298

LIBRARY DISTRICT MAY CLAIM AND RECEIVE ANY STATE AND
FEDERAL AID WHICH MAY BE AVAILABLE TO LIBRARY AGENCIES.

ARTICLE X. COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR

EACH STATE SHALL DESIGNATE A COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR
WITH WHOM COPIES OF ALL LIBRARY AGREEMENTS TO WHICH
HIS STATE OR ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY AGENCY THEREOF IS PARTY
SHALL BE FILED. THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL HAVE SUCH OTHER
POWERS AS MAY BE CONFERRED UPON HIM BY THE LAWS OF HIS
STATE AND MAY CONSULT AND COOPERATE WITH THE COMPACT
ADMINISTRATORS OF OTHER PARTY STATES AND TAKE SUCH
STEPS AS MAY EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS COMPACT. IF
THE LAWS OF A PARTY STATE SO PROVIDE, SUCH STATE MAY
DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE DEPUTY COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS
IN ADDITION TO ITS COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR.

ARTICLE XI. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND WITHDRAWAL

(A)   THIS COMPACT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE AND EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ENACTMENT INTO LAW BY ANY TWO
STATES. THEREAFTER, IT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE AND EFFECT
AS TO ANY OTHER STATE UPON THE ENACTMENT THEREOF BY
SUCH STATE.

(B)  THIS COMPACT SHALL CONTINUE IN FORCE WITH RESPECT
TO A PARTY STATE AND REMAIN BINDING UPON SUCH STATE
UNTIL SIX MONTHS AFTER SUCH STATE HAS GIVEN NOTICE TO
EACH OTHER PARTY STATE OF THE REPEAL THEREOF. SUCH
WITHDRAWAL SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO RELIEVE ANY
PARTY TO A LIBRARY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO
THIS COMPACT FROM ANY OBLIGATION OF THAT AGREEMENT
PRIOR TO THE END OF ITS DURATION AS PROVIDED THEREIN.

ARTICLE XII. 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 PARTY 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 PARTY
THERETO, THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT AS TO THE REMAINING STATES AND IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT AS TO THE STATE AFFECTED AS TO ALL SEVERABLE
MATTERS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.