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 12 2 STA T .376 3 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 3 4 2 —O CT. 3 , 200 8‘ ‘ 1.Nothing in thi sC o mpac t requ ires a P art y to b reach con f i d en - tia l ity obligations or requirements prohibiting disclosure , or to com- promise security of commercially sensiti v e or proprietary informa- tion. ‘‘ 2 . A Party may ta k e measures, including but not limited to deletion and redaction, deemed necessary to protect any confiden- tial, proprietary or commercially sensitive information w hen distrib- uting information to other Parties. T he Party shall summari z e or paraphrase any such information in a manner sufficient for the Council to e x ercise its authorities contained in this Compact. ‘ ‘ Section8.4 . Ad dition alL a ws . ‘‘Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to repeal, modify or qualify the authority of any Party to enact any legislation or enforce any additional conditions and restrictions regarding the management and regulation of W aters within its j urisdiction. ‘‘Section 8. 5 .A m endments and S up plements. ‘‘The provisions of this Compact shall remain in full force and effect until amended by action of the governing bodies of the Parties and consented to and approved by any other necessary authority in the same manner as this Compact is required to be ratified to become effective. ‘‘Section 8. 6 .Se v e r a b ilit y . ‘‘ S hould a court of competent jurisdiction hold any part of this Compact to be void or unenforceable, it shall be considered severable from those portions of the Compact capable of continued implementation in the absence of the voided provisions. All other provisions capable of continued implementation shall continue in full force and effect. ‘‘Section 8. 7 . D uration o fC ompact and T ermination. ‘‘ O nce effective, the Compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every Party unless terminated. This Compact may be terminated at any time by a majority vote of the Parties. I n the event of such termination, all rights estab- lished under it shall continue unimpaired. ‘‘A R T I CL E9 ‘‘E F FECT U ATI ON ‘‘Section 9. 1 . Repealer. ‘‘All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are to the extent of such inconsistency hereby repealed. ‘‘Section 9. 2 . Effectuation by C h ief E x ecutive. ‘‘The G overnor is authorized to take such action as may be necessary and proper in his or her discretion to effectuate the Compact and the initial organization and operation thereunder. ‘‘Section 9. 3 . Entire A g reement. ‘‘The Parties consider this Compact to be complete and an integral whole. E ach provision of this Compact is considered mate- rial to the entire Compact, and failure to implement or adhere to any provision may be considered a material breach. U nless otherwise noted in this Compact, any change or amendment made to the Compact by any Party in its implementing legislation or by the U.S. Congress when giving its consent to this Compact is not considered effective unless concurred in by all Parties.

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