5-54.1-13. Construction and severability.

(a) This compact and the commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed

so as to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of the compact.

Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of rules shall not be

construed to limit the commission’s rulemaking authority solely for those purposes.

(b) The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or

provision of this compact is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the

constitution of any participating state, a state seeking participation in the compact, or of the United

States, or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held to be

unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of this compact

and the applicability thereof to any other government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be

affected thereby.