(II) BY THE SECRETARIAT OF THE BOARD OF EACH PARTICIPATING
STATE THAT THE RESOLUTION FROM THE APPLYING STATE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

(C) (1) A PARTICIPATING STATE MAY WITHDRAW FROM THIS COMPACT BY
OFFICIAL WRITTEN NOTICE TO EACH PARTICIPATING STATE, BUT THE WITHDRAWAL
MAY NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL 90 DAYS AFTER THE NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
IS GIVEN.

(2) THE NOTICE SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE COMPACT
ADMINISTRATOR OF EACH MEMBER STATE.

(3) A WITHDRAWAL OF ANY STATE MAY NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF
THIS COMPACT AS TO THE REMAINING PARTICIPATING STATES.

ARTICLE DC

AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPACT

(A) THIS COMPACT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. EACH PROPOSED
AMENDMENT SHALL BE PRESENTED IN RESOLUTION FORM TO THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD OF COMPACT ADMINISTRATORS AND SHALL BE INITIATED BY ONE OR
MORE PARTICIPATING STATES.

(B) ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT SHALL REQUIRE ENDORSEMENT BY ALL
PARTICIPATING STATES AND SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE LAST ENDORSEMENT.

(C) FAILURE OF A PARTICIPATING STATE TO RESPOND TO THE COMPACT
CHAIRMAN WITHIN 120 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT SHALL
CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

ARTICLE X

CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

THIS COMPACT SHALL BE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED SO AS TO EFFECTUATE THE
PURPOSES STATED IN THE COMPACT. 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 A
PARTICIPATING STATE OR OF THE UNITED STATES, OR ITS APPLICABILITY TO ANY
GOVERNMENT, UNIT, INDIVIDUAL, OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE
VALIDITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS COMPACT MAY NOT BE AFFECTED BY THAT
INVALIDITY. IF THIS COMPACT SHALL BE HELD CONTRARY TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
A PARTICIPATING STATE, THE COMPACT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
AS TO THE REMAINING STATES AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS TO THE
AFFECTED PARTICIPATING STATE AS TO ALL SEVERABLE MATTERS.

ARTICLE XI
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