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• <br />Agreement and in choice of wording. Consequently, no provision hereof should be more strongly <br />construed against any party as drafter of this Agreement. <br />(b) Severability. Invalidation of any one of the provisions of this Agreement or any <br />part, clause or word hereof, or the application thereof in specific circumstances, by judgment, court order, <br />or administrative hearing or order shall not affect any other provisions or applications in other <br />circumstances, all of which shall remain in full force and effect; provided, that such remainder would then <br />continue to conform to the terms and requirements of applicable law. <br />(c) Rules of Construction. In interpreting this Agreement, the following rules of <br />construction shall apply unless the context indicates otherwise: <br />(1) The singular of any word or term includes the plural; <br />(2) The masculine gender includes the feminine gender; and <br />(3) The word "shall" is mandatory, and "may" is permissive. <br />(d) Obligations and Responsibilities: <br />(1) This Agreement is a voluntary accord entered into by sovereign separate <br />County governments for the purpose of considering possible cooperative acts to enhance and protect water <br />quality and quantity of the Indian River Lagoon. <br />(2) This Agreement does not cause any member to incur any duty, obligation or <br />responsibility. Any actions to be taken are voluntary. <br />Section 6.06. Enforcement by parties hereto. In the event of any judicial or administrative <br />action to enforce or interpret this Agreement by any party hereto, each party shall bear its own attorney's <br />fees in connection with such proceeding. This Agreement makes no provision for enforcement of any <br />nature. <br />Section 6.07. Agreement execution; Use of counterpart signature pages. This Agreement, and <br />any amendments hereto, may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which so <br />executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the <br />same instrument. <br />Section 6.08. Effective date; Cost of recordation. <br />(a) Effective date. This Agreement shall become effective upon its filing in the Office <br />of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of each county in which a party hereto is located Any amendment hereto <br />shall become effective only upon its filing in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for each county in <br />which a party hereto is located. <br />(b) Recordation. Each County shall hereby agree to pay for any costs of recordation or <br />filing of this Agreement in the Office of the Circuit Court in each respective county. The recorded or filed <br />original hereof, or any amendment, shall be returned to the Collaborative for filing in its records. <br />C, I USERl1 KStOREYUPPDATAILOCALWMROSOFTWINDOWSITE4IPOFARY INTERNET FI ES1CON ENr.OUTLOOKINE170WRCVRL IL4 24-2014.DOC <br />Page5of6 <br />