HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact or
such supplementary agreement is declared to be contrary to
the constitution of any participating 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 or such
supplementary agreement and the applicability thereof to any
government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be
affected thereby. If this compact or any supplementary
agreement entered into hereunder shall be held contrary to
the constitution of any state participating therein, the
compact or such supplementary agreement 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. The provisions of this compact and of
any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant hereto
shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes
thereof.

356.

The [member] THREE MEMBERS of the "Southern [Interstate
Nuclear] STATES ENERGY Board" from the State of Maryland
shall be appointed [by the Secretary of Economic and
Community Development, with the approval of the Governor,
and his term of office shall be coterminous with that of the
appointing Governor. The Secretary of Economic and
Community Development shall advise the Governor in all
matters relating to the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board]
AS FOLLOWS:

(1)   ONE MEMBER BY THE SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NATURAL RESOURCES, WITH THE APPROVAL
OF THE GOVERNOR; THIS MEMBER'S TERM OF OFFICE SHALL BE
COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THE APPOINTING GOVERNOR;

(2)   ONE MEMBER FROM AND BY THE MARYLAND HOUSE OF
DELEGATES, WHOSE TERM OF OFFICE SHALL BE COTERMINOUS WITH
THAT OF THE APPOINTING HOUSE OF DELEGATES;

(3)   ONE MEMBER FROM AND BY THE MARYLAND SENATE,
WHOSE TERM OF OFFICE SHALL BE COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THE
APPOINTING SENATE.

357.

Pursuant to Article III (a) of the compact, the board
shall submit its budgets of estimated expenditures to the
Governor for presentation to the legislature.

358.

Any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant to
Article VI of the compact and requiring the expenditure of
funds or the assumption of an obligation to expend funds
shall not become effective as to this State prior to the
making of an appropriation by the legislature therefor.