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Show 182 INTERSTATE COMPACTS ARTICLE VIII This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each party state until renounced by act of the legislature of such state, in such form and manner as it may choose and as may be valid and effective to repeal a statute of said state, provided that such renuncia- tion shall not become effective until six months after notice of such action shall have been officially communicated in writing to the executive head of the other party states. ARTICLE IX It is intended that the provisions of this compact shall be reason- ably and liberally construed 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 party state or of the United States, or in the case of a Province, to the British North America Act of 1867 as amended, or the applicability thereof to any state, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any state, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby, provided further that if this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of the United States, or in the case of a Province, to the British North America Act of 1867 as amended, or of any party state, the compact 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. NOTES State ratifications.-Illinois, Act of July 13, 1955 (Laws 1955, p. 1678; 111. Rev. Stat., 1967, ch. 127, sec. 192.1). Indiana, Act of March 10,1955 (Acts 1955, p. 570; Burns' Ind. Stat. 1961, sec. 68-901). Michigan, Act of April 14,1955 (Public Acts 1955, p. 27; Mich. Stat. Ann. 1961, sec. 4.129(1)). Minnesota, Act of April 22,1955 (Sess. L. 1955, p. 1048; Minn. Stat. 1965, sec 1.21). New York, Act of April 18,1960 (Laws 1960, p. 1898; 10 McKinney's Cons. L. N.Y. (Conservation Law), sec. 815). Ohio, Enactment of Amended House Bill No. 415 (Laws 1963, p. 1412; Page's Ohio Rev. Code, 1967 Supp., sec. 6161.01). Pennsylvania, Act of March 22, 1956 (32 Purdon's Pa. Stat. Ann., secs.817.lff). Wisconsin, Act of June 21, 1955 (Sess. L. 1955, p. 322; Wise. Stat. Ann. 1964, sec. 30.22 note). Congressional consent to compact.-Act of July 24, 1968 (82 Stat. 414), from which the text set out above is taken. Sections 2 and 3 of this Act, however, limited Congressional consent as follows: "Sec. 2. The consent herein granted does not extend to para- graph B of article II or to paragraphs J, K, and M of article VI of the compact, or to other provisions of article VI of the compact which purport to authorize recommendations to, or cooperation |
