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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 435

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.

5-711. 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.

5-712.

CONSISTENT WITH LAW AND WITHIN AVAILABLE
APPROPRIATIONS, THE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND OFFICERS
OF MARYLAND MAY COOPERATE WITH THE INSURANCE FUND
ESTABLISHED BY THIS SUBTITLE.

5-713.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-704(H) OF THIS SUBTITLE,
COPIES OF THE BYLAWS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO SHALL BE
FILED WITH THE MARYLAND SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

5-714.

THE COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR FOR MARYLAND SHALL BE THE
MARYLAND SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND HIS DUTIES AS
COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR SHALL BE DEEMED A REGULAR PART OF
THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE.

5-715.

A REQUEST FOR APPLICATION OR ASSISTANCE FROM THE
INSURANCE FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-706 (B) OR SECTION
5-708 (A) OF THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND.

5-716.

AS USED IN THIS SUBTITLE WITH REFERENCE TO MARYLAND,
THE TERM "EXECUTIVE HEAD" MEANS THE GOVERNOR.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.