335.350. Construction and severability. - Missouri Statutes

Construction and severability.

335.350. 1. This compact shall be liberally construed so as toeffectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall beseverable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compactis declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of theUnited States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency,person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder ofthis compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency,person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compactshall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, thecompact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining partystates and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as toall severable matters.

2. In the event party states find a need for settling disputesarising under this compact:

(1) The party states may submit the issues in dispute to anarbitration panel which will be comprised of an individual appointed by thecompact administrator in the home state, an individual appointed by thecompact administrator in the remote states involved, and an individualmutually agreed upon by the compact administrators of all the party statesinvolved in the dispute;

(2) The decision of a majority of the arbitrators shall be final andbinding.

(L. 2009 S.B. 296)