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8.01The provisions of this compact shall be broadly construed to carry out the purposes of the compact, but the sovereign powers of a party shall not be infringed upon unnecessarily8.02This compact does not affect any judicial proceeding pending on the effective date of this compact8.03No party state acquires any liability, by joining this compact, resulting from the siting, operation, maintenance, long-term care, or any other activity relating to the compact facility8.04If a party state withdraws from the compact pursuant to Section 7.03 of Article VII or has its membership in this compact revoked pursuant to Section 7.06 of Article VII, the withdrawal or revocation shall not affect any liability already incurred by or chargeable to the affected state under Section 8.03 of this article8.05The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstances 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 to the extent the remainder can in all fairness be given effect8.06Nothing in this compact diminishes or otherwise impairs the jurisdiction, authority, or discretion of either of the following:8.07Nothing in this compact confers any new authority on the states or commission to do any of the following: