MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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AND ALL PESTS. IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT PERFORMANCE OF THIS
RESPONSIBILITY INVOLVES:

(1)    THE MAINTENANCE OF PEST CONTROL AND
ERADICATION ACTIVITIES OF INTERSTATE SIGNIFICANCE BY A
PARTY STATE AT A LEVEL THAT WOULD BE REASONABLE FOR ITS
OWN PROTECTION IN THE ABSENCE OF THIS COMPACT.

(2)    THE MEETING OF EMERGENCY OUTBREAKS OR
INFESTATIONS OF INTERSTATE SIGNIFICANCE TO NO LESS AN
EXTENT THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE ABSENCE OF THIS
COMPACT.

(B)    WHENEVER A PARTY STATE IS THREATENED BY A PEST
NOT PRESENT WITHIN ITS BORDERS BUT PRESENT WITHIN ANOTHER
PARTY STATE, OR WHENEVER A PARTY STATE IS UNDERTAKING OR
ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES FOR THE CONTROL OR ERADICATION OF A
PEST OR PESTS, AND FINDS THAT SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE OR
WOULD BE IMPRACTICABLE OR SUBSTANTIALLY MORE DIFFICULT OF
SUCCESS BY REASON OF FAILURE OF ANOTHER PARTY STATE TO
COPE WITH INFESTATION OR THREATENED INFESTATION, THAT
STATE MAY REQUEST THE GOVERNING BOARD TO AUTHORIZE
EXPENDITURES FROM THE INSURANCE FUND FOR ERADICATION OR
CONTROL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN BY ONE OR MOPE OF SUCH OTHER
PARTY STATES AT A LEVEL SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT, OR TO
REDUCE TO THE GREATEST PRACTICABLE EXTENT, INFESTATION OR
REINFESTATION OF THE REQUESTING STATE. UPON SUCH
AUTHORIZATION THE RESPONDING STATE OR STATES SHALL TAKE
OR INCREASE SUCH ERADICATION OR CONTROL MEASURES AS MAY
BE WARRANTED. A RESPONDING STATE SHALL USE MONEYS MADE
AVAILABLE FROM THE INSURANCE FUND EXPEDITIOUSLY AND
EFFICIENTLY TO ASSIST IN AFFORDING THE PROTECTION
REQUESTED.

(C)    IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR EXPENDITURES FROM THE
INSURANCE FUND, A REQUESTING STATE SHALL SUBMIT THE
FOLLOWING IN WRITING:

(1) A DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH OCCASION THE REQUEST FOR THE INVOKING
OF THE COMPACT.

[[(2) EVIDENCE THAT THE PEST ON ACCOUNT OF
WHOSE ERADICATION OR CONTROL ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED
CONSTITUTES A DANGER TO AN AGRICULTURAL OR FOREST CROP,
PRODUCT, TREE, SHRUB, GRASS OR OTHER PLANT HAVING A
SUBSTANTIAL VALUE TO THE REQUESTING STATE.]]

(2) EVIDENCE OF NEED FOR ERADICATION OR

CONTROL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE PEST IN QUESTION

CONSTITUTES A DANGER TO AN AGRICULTURAL OR FOREST CROP,

PRODUCT, TREE, SHRUB, GRASS OR OTHER PLANT HAVING A

SUBSTANTIAL VALUE TO THE REQUESTING STATE.

(3)     A STATEMENT OF THE EXTENT OF THE PRESENT
AND PROJECTED PROGRAM OF THE REQUESTING STATE AND ITS
SUBDIVISIONS,, INCLUDING FULL INFORMATION AS TO THE LEGAL
AUTHORITY FOR THE CONDUCT OF SUCH PROGRAM OR PROGRAMS AND