§ 10-14-5-3 — Party state responsibilities

ARTICLE III—Party state responsibilities.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate
procedural plans and programs for interstate cooperation in the
performance of the responsibilities listed in this article. In formulating
such plans, and in carrying them out, the party states, insofar as
practical, shall:
(1) review individual state hazards analyses and, to the extent
reasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the
party states might jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster,
technological hazard, manmade disaster, emergency aspects of
resources shortages, civil disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack;
(2) review party states' individual emergency plans and develop
a plan which will determine the mechanism for the interstate
management and provision of assistance concerning any potential
emergency;
(3) develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gaps and to
resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing or
developed plans;
(4) assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing the state
boundaries;
(5) protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of services,
medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue, and
critical lifeline equipment, services, and resources, both human
and material;
(6) inventory and set procedures for the interstate loan and
delivery of human and material resources, together with
procedures for reimbursement or forgiveness; and
(7) provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporary
suspension of any statutes or ordinances that restrict the
implementation of the above responsibilities.
(b) The authorized representative of a party state may request
assistance to another party state by contacting the authorized
representative of that state. The provisions of this compact shall only
apply to requests for assistance made by and to authorized
representatives. Requests may be verbal or in writing. If verbal, the
request shall be confirmed in writing within thirty (30) days of the
verbal request. Requests shall provide the following information:
(1) A description of the emergency service function for which
assistance is needed, including, but not limited to, fire services,
law enforcement, emergency medical, transportation,
communications, public works and engineering, building,
inspection, planning and information assistance, mass care,
resource support, health and medical services, and search and
rescue.
(2) The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials and
supplies needed and a reasonable estimate of the length of time
they will be needed.
(3) The specific place and time for staging of the assisting party's
response and a point of contact at that location.
(c) There shall be frequent consultation between state officials who
have assigned emergency management responsibilities and other
appropriate representatives of the party states with affected
jurisdictions and the United States government, with free exchange of
information, plans, and resource records relating to emergency
capabilities.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-4-2.5-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.5.