604                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                           [Ch. 92

Article 41 — Governor—Executive and Administrative

Departments

453.

ARTICLE 15. (A) THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE IN EFFECT
ONLY AS AMONG THOSE STATES WHICH HAVE ENACTED IT INTO LAW
OR IN WHICH THE GOVERNORS HAVE ADOPTED IT PURSUANT TO
CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY AUTHORITY SUFFICIENT TO GIVE
IT THE FORCE OF LAW AS PART OF THIS COMPACT. NOTHING
CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE OR IN ANY SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENT MADE IN IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF SHALL BE
CONSTRUED TO ABRIDGE, IMPAIR OR SUPERSEDE ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF THIS COMPACT OR ANY OBLIGATION UNDERTAKEN BY
A STATE PURSUANT THERETO, EXCEPT THAT IF ITS TERMS SO
PROVIDE, A SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS ARTICLE MAY MODIFY, EXPAND OR ADD TO ANY SUCH
OBLIGATION AS AMONG THE PARTIES TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENT.

(B)    IN ADDITION TO THE OCCURRENCES, CIRCUMSTANCES
AND SUBJECT MATTERS TO WHICH PRECEDING ARTICLES OF THIS
COMPACT MAKE IT APPLICABLE, THIS COMPACT AND THE
AUTHORIZATIONS, ENTITLEMENTS AND PROCEDURES THEREOF SHALL
APPLY TO:

(1)    SEARCHES FOR AND RESCUE OF PERSONS WHO
ARE LOST, MAROONED, OR OTHERWISE IN DANGER;

(2)    ACTION USEFUL IN COPING WITH DISASTERS
ARISING FROM ANY CAUSE OR DESIGNED TO INCREASE CAPABILITY
TO COPE WITH ANY SUCH DISASTERS;

(3)    INCIDENTS, OR THE IMMINENCE THEREOF,
WHICH ENDANGER THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND
WHICH REQUIRE THE USE OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, TRAINED
PERSONNEL OR PERSONNEL IN LARGER NUMBERS THAN ARE LOCALLY
AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO REDUCE, COUNTERACT OR REMOVE THE
DANGER;

(4)    THE GIVING AND RECEIVING OF AID BY
SUBDIVISIONS OF PARTY STATES;

(5)    EXERCISES, DRILLS OR OTHER TRAINING OR
PRACTICE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO AID PERSONNEL TO PREPARE
FOR, COPE WITH, OR PREVENT ANY DISASTER OR OTHER
EMERGENCY TO WHICH THIS COMPACT APPLIES.

(C)    EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY LIMITED BY THIS COMPACT OR
A SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT IN FORCE PURSUANT THERETO, ANY
AID AUTHORIZED BY THIS COMPACT OR ANY SUPPLEMENTARY
AGREEMENT MAY BE FURNISHED BY ANY AGENCY OF A PARTY
STATE, A SUBDIVISION OF A PARTY STATE, OR BY A JOINT
AGENCY OF ANY TWO OR MORE PARTY STATES OR OF THEIR