§ 30-15.9-3. 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 section. 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, man-made disaster, emergency aspects of
resource 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.
(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 of another party
state by contacting the authorized representative of that state. The provisions of
this agreement 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, such
as 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.