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558 LAWS OF MARYLAND [Ch. 4
PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT, OR A SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENT IS DECLARED TO BE CONTRARY TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF ANY SIGNATORY OR OF THE UNITED STATES
OR IS HELD INVALID, THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE
REMAINDER OF THIS COMPACT OR OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY
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 MATTERS. 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.
(V) AMENDMENTS. AMENDMENTS TO THIS COMPACT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE WHEN APPROVED BY CONGRESS AND
MAY BE ADOPTED BY ANY SIGNATORY.
(W) EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS COMPACT SHALL BECOME
BINDING ON A STATE WHEN ENACTED BY IT INTO LAW AND
SUCH STATE SHALL THEREAFTER BE A SIGNATORY.
(X) WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COMPACT. A SIGNATORY
MAY WITHDRAW FROM THIS COMPACT BY LEGISLATIVE ACT.
WITHDRAWAL SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ONE YEAR AFTER WRITTEN
NOTIFICATION OF WITHDRAWAL TO ALL SIGNATORIES:
PROVIDED, WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COMPACT SHALL NOT AFFECT
SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS OF SIGNATORIES
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY THE TERMS OF SUCH SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENTS.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Chapter 660, Acts of 1972. The compact is
designated to appear as new section 240 of
Article 41 of the Code.
The new law provides for a compact among
Maryland, and any states and the federal
government to promote generally
intergovernmental cooperation and
protection of the environment.
The language of the compact is not revised
in any way since it is an interstate
compact involving other states and the
federal government. The misspelling of
the word "recognition" in paragraph (I) of
Article 4 of the compact is corrected.
Presumably, the compact as ratified by
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