PUBLIC LAW 104-176—AUG. 6, 1996
110 STAT. 1561
"4.2 Meeting jointly at least once annually, and providing for
other meetings as deemed necessary for discussion of matters relating to the management of natural resources and visitor use on
lands and waters within the Jennings Randolph Lake Project;
"4.3 Evaluating natural resources and boating, to develop natural resources and boating management plans and to initiate and
carry out management programs;
"4.4 Encouraging the dissemination of joint publications, press
releases or other public information and the interchange between
parties of all pertinent agency policies and objectives for the use
and perpetuation of natural resources of the Jennings Randolph
Lake Project; and
"4.5 Entering into working arrangements as occasion demands
for the use of lands, waters, construction and use of buildings
and other facilities at the project.
"Article V—General Provisions
"5.1 Each and every provision of this Compact is subject to
the laws of the States of Maryland and West Virginia and the
laws of the United States, and the delegated authority in each
instance.
"5.2 The enforcement and applicability of natural resources
and boating laws and regulations referenced in this Compact shall
be limited to the lands and waters of the Jennings Randolph Lake
Project, including but not limited to the prevailing reciprocal fishing
laws and regulations between the States of Maryland and West
Virginia.
"5.3 Nothing in this Compact shall be construed as obligating
any party hereto to the expenditure of funds or the future payment
of money in excess of appropriations authorized by law.
"5.4 The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and
if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of the Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact is declared to be unconstitutional or
inapplicable to any signatory party or agency of any party, the
constitutionality and applicability of the Compact shall not be otherwise affected as to any provision, party, or agency. It is the legislative intent that the provisions of the Compact be reasonably and
liberally construed to effectuate the stated purposes of the Compact.
"5.5 No member of or delegate to Congress, or signatory shall
be admitted to any share or part of this Compact, or to any benefit
that may arise therefrom; but this provision shall not be construed
to extend to this agreement if made with a corporation for its
general benefit.
"5.6 When this Compact has been ratified by the legislature Effective date.
of each respective State, when the Governor of West Virginia and
the Governor of Maryland have executed this Compact on behalf
of their respective States and have caused a verified copy thereof
to be filed with the Secretary of State of each respective State,
when the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
has executed its concurrence with this Compact, and when this
Compact has been consented to by the Congress of the United
States, then this Compact shall become operative and effective.
"5.7 Either State may, by legislative act, after one year's written
notice to the other, withdraw from this Compact. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers may withdraw its concurrence with this Compact
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