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PUBLIC LAW 89-11-APR. 14, 1965

[79 STAT.

"ARTICLE IX — E N T R Y INTO FORQE AND WITHDRAWAL

"This compact shall enter into force when enacted into law by any two States. Thereafter it shall enter into force and become binding upon any State subsequently joining when such State has enacted the compact into law. Withdrawal from the compact shall be by act of the legislature of a party State, but shall not take effect until one year after the Governor of the withdrawing State has notified the Governor of each other party State, in writing, of the withdrawal. "ARTICLE X—CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

Definitions.

D.C. Code title 1 app.

D.C. inconsistent laws.

Bus taxation proration and reciprocity compact, consent of Congre s s.

"This compact shall be liberally construed so as 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 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 and the applicability thereof to any governriient, agency, person, or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any State participating herein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party States and in full force and effect as to the State affected as to all severable matters." SEC. 102. As used in the compact set forth in section 101 with reference to the District of Columbia— (1) the term "Legislature" shall mean the Congress of the United States; and (2) the term "Governor" shall mean the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia. SEC. 103. The Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall enter into the compact authorized by section 101 of this title without further action on the part of the Congress, and issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of such compact. Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, nothing herein shall be construed so as to affect the authority vested in the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1952 (66 Stat. 824). The performance of any function vested by this Act in the Board of Commissioners (other than the entry into a compact authorized by this Act) or in any office or agency under the jurisdiction and control of said Board of Commissioners may be delegated by said Board of Commissioners in accordance with section 3 of such plan. SEC. 104. All provisions of law applicable to the District of Columbia shall, to the extent they are inconsistent with the compact authorized by this title, be inapplicable to the taxation of buses (as that term is defined in the compact) in the District of Columbia during such time as the District is a party to such compact. SEC. 105. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this title is expressly reserved. TITLE II SEC. 201. The consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York, and to the District of Columbia to enter into a compact providing for bus taxation proration and reciprocity. But before any other State, any Province of Canada, or any State or territory or the Federal District of Mexico shall be made a party to such compact, the further consent of Congress shall first be obtained. Such compact shall be in substantially the following form:

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