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Show DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMPACT 141 cuted, punished or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any act, transaction, matter or thing concerning which he shall, raider oath, have tegfeifi&fiL or produced documentary evidence, and notestimony so given or produced shall be received against him upon any criminal or penal investigations or proceedings; provided, however, that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecu- tion or punishment fbr any perjury committed by him in his testi- mony. Nothing herein contained is intended to give or shall be construed as in any manner giving to any corporation immunity of any kind. : i "11. The appropriate department of each signatory state repre- sented by the commissioner designated under the provisions of this article shall, as the commission may determine, furnish at the cost of the three signatory states in equal shares all such equipment, serv- ice and facilities: as will enable the commission to properly and effi- ciently exercise the powers and perform the duties defined in this article. All expenses of the commission shall be paid, share and share alike, from-funds provided by the signatory states, and said funds in each state "being made available to that department of the state which is represented by the officer or employee designated by the governor as a meinber of the said commission and all said expenses shall be paid from saidiuhds on tne certification of the said designated state officer or employee or in such other manner as the laws of the signatory state may prescribe. "article xxi "Should any claim or controversy arise between any two or more of the states signatory to this compact with respect to the meaning or performance of any of the terms of this compact, or in case it should become desirable to modify any provision or all of this compact, then the governor of each state affected, upon the request of any one of them, shall each forthwith appoint a commissioner empowered to jointly consider and adjust such claim or controversy or recommend such modification subject to ratification by the legislatures of the signatory states, and the congress of the United States having con- sented thereto, such modification shall be in full force and effect. "article xxii "Should any part of this compact be held to be contrary to the con- stitution of any signatory state or of the United States all other severable parts of this compact shall continue to be in full force and effect. "article xxiii "This compact may be terminated at any time by concurrent legis- lative action of all the signatory states. In the event of the termina- tion of this compact all rights and obligations which may have become established or vested under its provisions shall remain and continue unimpaired. Said termination shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the signatory states. |
