§ 166A-43. Party state responsibilities.
§ 166A‑43. Partystate responsibilities.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state toformulate procedural plans and programs for interstate cooperation in theperformance of the responsibilities listed in this Article. In formulating theplans, and in carrying them out, the party states, insofar as practicable,shall:
(1) Review individual state hazards analyses and, to the extentreasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the party statemight jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster, technological hazard,man‑made disaster, emergency aspects of resource shortages, civildisorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.
(2) Review the party states' individual emergency plans anddevelop a plan that will determine the mechanism for the interstate managementand provision of assistance concerning any potential emergency.
(3) Develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gapsand to resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing ordeveloped plans.
(4) Assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing thestate boundaries.
(5) Protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of services,medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue, and criticallifeline equipment services, and resources, both human and material.
(6) Inventory and set procedures for the interstate loan anddelivery of human and material resources, together with procedures forreimbursement or forgiveness.
(7) Provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporarysuspension of any statutes or ordinances that restrict the implementation ofthe above responsibilities.
(b) The authorized representative of a party state may requestassistance of another party state by contacting the authorized representativeof that state. The provisions of this Compact shall only apply to requests forassistance made by and to authorized representatives. Requests may be verbal orin writing. If verbal, the request shall be confirmed in writing within 30 daysof the verbal request. Requests shall provide the following information:
(1) A description of the emergency service function for whichassistance is needed, including fire services, law enforcement, emergencymedical, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, buildinginspection, 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 andsupplies needed, and a reasonable estimate of the length of time they will beneeded.
(3) The specific place and time for staging of the assistingparty's response and a point of contact at that location.
(c) There shall be frequent consultation between state officialswho have assigned emergency management responsibilities and other appropriaterepresentatives of the party states with affected jurisdictions and the federalgovernment, with free exchange of information, plans, and resource recordsrelating to emergency capabilities. (1997‑152, s. 1.)