Rhode Island § 30-15.9-1 § 30-15.9-1. Purpose and authorities.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 30-15.9-1 — § 30-15.9-1. Purpose and authorities.

Rhode Island § 30-15.9-1

Title 30Military Affairs and Defense

Ch. 30-15.9The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15.9-1 (2026).

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§ 30-15.9-1. Purpose and authorities.
This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states
            which enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purposes of this
            agreement, the term "statesâ€� is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth
            of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all United States territorial possessions.
         
The purpose of this compact is to provide for mutual assistance between the states
            entering into this compact in managing any emergency or disaster that is duly declared
            by the governor of the affected state(s), whether arising from natural disast

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§ 30-15.9-1. Purpose and authorities.

This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states which enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purposes of this agreement, the term "statesâ€� is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all United States territorial possessions.

The purpose of this compact is to provide for mutual assistance between the states entering into this compact in managing any emergency or disaster that is duly declared by the governor of the affected state(s), whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, civil emergency aspects of resources shortages, community disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.

This compact shall also provide for mutual cooperation in emergency-related exercises, testing or other training activities using equipment and personnel simulating performance of any aspect of the giving and receiving of aid by party states or subdivisions of party states during emergencies, such actions occurring outside actual declared emergency periods. Mutual assistance in this company may include the use of the states' National Guard forces, either in accordance with the National Guard Mutual Assistance Company or by mutual agreement between states.