§ 11-28-11 — Declaration of power - Saving clause

It is the purpose of sections 11-28-01 through 11-28-11, among other things, to ensure to
the people of the state that the bodies of water, parks, and recreational areas created by public
agencies in whole or in part with public funds for the use and enjoyment of the public shall not
be made the source of private gain through means inconsistent with the best social uses of the
same, and to that end the above-named sections shall be liberally construed. The provisions of
sections 11-28-01 through 11-28-11 relating to the manner in which these objectives are to be
accomplished do not form an inducement for its enactment. The powers herein granted to the
board over private lands shall extend only so far as not prohibited by the state or federal
constitutions. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, or section hereof be held to be
unconstitutional, or should the exercise of any of the powers herein granted be in any particular
circumstances in violation of either the state or federal constitution, the remaining provisions
would have been enacted even though such provisions had been eliminated, hence invalidity of
any part of sections 11-28-01 through 11-28-11 shall not affect the remainder of these sections,
but the same shall continue to be in full force and effect as to all other provisions and all other
circumstances within the limits of the constitution.