1060                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 471

ESCAPE TO A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE SENDING OR
RECEIVING STATE, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTITUTION OF
EXTRADITION OR RENDITION PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE THAT OF
THE SENDING STATE, BUT NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL
BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT OR AFFECT THE ACTIVITIES OF
OFFICERS AND AGENCIES OF ANY JURISDICTION DIRECTED
TOWARD THE APPREHENSION AND RETURN OF AN ESCAPEE.

204G-6.

ANY STATE PARTY TO THIS COMPACT MAY ACCEPT FEDERAL
AID FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INSTITUTION OR
PROGRAM, THE USE OF WHICH IS OR MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS
COMPACT OR ANY CONTRACT PURSUANT HERETO AND ANY
INMATE IN A RECEIVING STATE PURSUANT TO THIS COMPACT
MAY PARTICIPATE IN ANY SUCH FEDERALLY AIDED PROGRAM OR
ACTIVITY FOR WHICH THE SENDING AND RECEIVING STATES
HAVE MADE CONTRACTUAL PROVISION. IF SUCH PROGRAM OR
ACTIVITY IS NOT PART OF THE CUSTOMARY CORRECTIONAL
REGIMEN THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL
OF THE SENDING STATE SHALL BE REQUIRED THEREFOR.

204G-7.

THIS COMPACT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE AND BECOME
EFFECTIVE AND BINDING UPON THE STATES SO ACTING WHEN IT
HAS BEEN ENACTED INTO LAW BY ANY 2 STATES. THEREAFTER,
THIS COMPACT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE AND BECOME
EFFECTIVE AND BINDING AS TO ANY OTHER OF THE STATES UPON
SIMILAR ACTION BY SUCH STATE.

204G-8.

THIS COMPACT SHALL CONTINUE IN FORCE AND REMAIN
BINDING UPON A PARTY STATE UNTIL IT SHALL HAVE ENACTED A
STATUTE REPEALING THE SAME AND PROVIDING FOR THE
SENDING OF FORMAL WRITTEN NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL FROM
THE COMPACT TO THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OF ALL OTHER
PARTY STATES. AN ACTUAL WITHDRAWAL SHALL NOT TAKE
EFFECT UNTIL ONE YEAR AFTER THE NOTICES PROVIDED IN THE
STATUTE HAVE BEEN SENT. SUCH WITHDRAWAL SHALL NOT
RELIEVE THE WITHDRAWING STATE FROM ITS OBLIGATIONS
ASSUMED HEREUNDER PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
WITHDRAWAL. BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF WITHDRAWAL, A
WITHDRAWING STATE SHALL REMOVE TO ITS TERRITORY, AT ITS
OWN EXPENSE, SUCH INMATES AS IT MAY HAVE CONFINED
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS COMPACT.

204G-9.

NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS COMPACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED
TO ABROGATE OR IMPAIR ANY AGREEMENT OR OTHER
ARRANGEMENT WHICH A PARTY STATE MAY HAVE WITH A
NON-PARTY STATE FOR THE CONFINEMENT, REHABILITATION OR
TREATMENT OF INMATES NOR TO REPEAL ANY OTHER LAWS OF A
PARTY STATE AUTHORIZING THE MAKING OF COOPERATIVE
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.