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PUBLIC LAW 89-11-APR. 14, 1965

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state operation which is incidental to a trip of such bus involving interstate operation. "(e) Other agreements: Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to prohibit any of the contracting States from entering into separate agreements with each other for the granting of temporary ermits for the intrastate operation of vehicles registered in the other tate; nor to prevent any of the contracting States from entering into agreements to grant reciprocity for intrastate operation within any zone or zones agreed upon by the States.

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"ARTICLE VI—WITHDRAWAL OR REVOCATION

"Any contracting State may withdraw from this agreement upon thirty days' written notice to each other contracting State, which notice shall be given only after the repeal of this agreement by the legislature of such State, if adoption was by legislative act, or after renunciation by the appropriate administrative official of such contracting State if the laws thereof empower him so to renounce. "ARTICLE VII—CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

"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 government, agency, person, or circumstance 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. 202. The Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have the power to make such exemptions from the coverage of the agreement as may be appropriate and to make such changes in methods for the reporting of any information required to be furnished to the District of Columbia pursuant to the agreement as, in its judgment, shall be suitable: Provided, That any such exemptions or changes shall not be contrary to the purposes set forth in-article I of the agreement and shall be made in order to permit the continuance of uniformity of practice among the contracting States with respect to buses. SEC. 208. The l^oard of Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall enter into the agreement authorized by section 201 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 agreement. 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 ^ ^.c. code title 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. 204. All provisions of law applicable to the District of Colum- D.C, inconsistbia shall, to the extent they are inconsistent with the agreement ent laws.

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