MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1125

CONDITIONS AS THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF THE SIGNATORY
PARTY BAY REQUIRE.

15.17.   PENALTY. —ANY PERSON, ASSOCIATION, OR
CORPORATION WHO VIOLATES OR ATTEMPTS OR CONSPIRES TO
VIOLATE ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT OR ANY RULE,
REGULATION, OR ORDER OF THE COMMISSION DULY MADE,
PROMULGATED, OR ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE COMPACT IN
ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDY, PENALTY, OR CONSEQUENCE
PROVIDED BY LAW SHALL BE PUNISHABLE AS MAY BE PROVIDED
BY STATUTE OF ANY OF THE SIGNATORY PARTIES WITHIN
WHICH THE VIOLATION IS COMMITTED; PROVIDED THAT IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH PROVISION ANY SUCH PERSON,
ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION SHALL BE LIABLE TO A
PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN $50 NOR MORE THAN $1,000 FOR
EACH SUCH VIOLATION TO BE FIXED BY THE COURT WHICH THE
COMMISSION MAY RECOVER IN ITS OWN NAME IN ANY COURT OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION, AND IN A SUMMARY PROCEEDING
WHERE AVAILABLE UNDER THE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF
SUCH COURT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION IN THE
EVENT OF A CONTINUING OFFENSE EACH DAY OF SUCH
VIOLATION, ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY SHALL CONSTITUTE A
SEPARATE OFFENSE.

15.18.    TORT LIABILITY. —THE COMMISSION SHALL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE NEGLIGENT
ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND
EMPLOYEES ONLY TO THE EXTENT AND SUBJECT TO THE
PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY LAW GENERALLY WITH RESPECT TO
OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.

15.19.     EFFECT ON RIPARIAN RIGHTS. —NOTHING
CONTAINED IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
AFFECTING OR INTENDING TO AFFECT OR IN ANY WAY TO
INTERFERE WITH THE LAW OF THE RESPECTIVE SIGNATORY
PARTIES RELATING TO RIPARIAN RIGHTS.

15.20.        AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS.
—AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THIS COMPACT TO
IMPLEMENT THE PURPOSES THEREOF MAY BE ADOPTED BY
LEGISLATIVE ACTION OF ANY OF THE SIGNATORY PARTIES
CONCURRED IN BY ALL OF THE OTHERS.

15.21.    CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY. —THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT AND OF AGREEMENTS
THEREUNDER SHALL BE SEVERABLE AND IF ANY PHRASE,
CLAUSE, SENTENCE, OR PROVISION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER BASIN COMPACT OR SUCH AGREEMENT IS DECLARED TO
BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR THE APPLICABILITY THEREOF TO
ANY SIGNATORY PARTY, AGENCY, OR PERSON IS HELD