996                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                       CH. 537

(d)   Whenever National Guard Forces of any party state are en-
gaged in another state in carrying out the purposes of this Compact,
the members thereof so engaged shall have the same powers, duties,
rights, privileges, and immunities as members of National Guard
Forces in such other state. The requesting state shall save members of
the National Guard Forces of responding states harmless from civil
liability for acts or omissions in good faith which occur in the per-
formance of their duty while engaged in carrying out the purposes
of this Compact, whether the responding forces are serving the re-
questing state within its borders or are in transit to or from such
service.

(e)  Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of
this Article, all liability that may arise under the laws of the request-
ing state, the responding state, or a third state on account of or in
connection with a request for aid, shall be assumed and borne by the
requesting state.

(f)  Any responding state rendering aid pursuant to this Compact
shall be reimbursed by the requesting state for any loss or damage
to, or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment answering
a request for aid, and for the cost of the materials, transportation,
and maintenance of National Guard personnel and equipment in-
curred in connection with such request: provided, that nothing
herein contained shall prevent any responding state from assuming
such loss, damage, expense, or other cost.

(g)  Each party state shall provide, in the same amounts and man-
ner as if they were on duty within their state, for the pay and
allowances of the personnel of its National Guard units while en-
gaged without the state pursuant to this Compact and while going
to and returning from such duty pursuant to this Compact. Such
pay and allowances shall be deemed items of expense reimbursable
under paragraph (f) by the requesting state.

(h) Each party state providing for the payment of compensation
and death benefits to injured members and the representatives of
deceased members of its National Guard Forces in case such mem-
bers sustain injuries or are killed within their own state, shall pro-
vide for the payment of compensation and death benefits in the same
manner and on the same terms in case such members sustain injury
or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this Compact. Such
compensation and death benefits shall be deemed items of expense
reimbursable pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Article.

92.

(I) IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN STATES
AS TO THE PROPERTY, AMOUNT OF OR ITEMS INCLUDED
IN ANY CLAIM OF A RESPONDING STATE, THE GOVER-
NORS OF THE REQUESTING STATE AND SUCH RESPOND-
ING STATE, ON THE DEMAND OF EITHER, SHALL SUBMIT
THE SAME TO ARBITRATION BY A PANEL OF FIVE PER-
SONS CONSISTING OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD FORCES OF EACH SUCH STATE, A PER-
SON SELECTED BY EACH OF SAID GOVERNORS AND A
FIFTH PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE ATTORNEYS GEN-
ERAL OF SAID STATES. IN THE EVENT OF THE FAILURE