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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 23

The Governor is hereby authorized to enter into a
compact on behalf of the State of Maryland with such other
states that may by their legislative bodies so authorize a
compact in form substantially as follows:]

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Article I. Purposes

The purposes of this compact are to:

(a)  Provide for mutual aid among the states of the
United States party to this compact in the utilization of
the National Guard to cope with emergencies.

(b)  Permit and encourage a high degree of flexibility
in the deployment of National Guard forces in the interest
of efficiency.

(c)  Maximize the effectiveness of the National Guard
in those situations which call for its utilization under
this compact.

(d)  Provide protection for the rights of National
Guard personnel when serving in other states on emergency
duty.]

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Article II. Entry into Force and Withdrawal

(a)  This compact shall enter into force when enacted
into law by any two states and approved by the Congress of
the United States. Thereafter, this compact shall become
effective as to any other state upon its enactment thereof.

(b)  Any party state may withdraw from this compact by
enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such
withdrawal shall take effect until one year after the
governor of the withdrawing state has given notice in
writing of such withdrawal to the governors of all other
party states.]

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Article III. Mutual Aid

(a) As used in this article:

(1)  "Emergency" means an occurrence or
condition, temporary in nature, in which police and other
public safety officials and locally available National Guard
forces are, or may reasonably be expected to be, unable to
cope with substantial and imminent danger to the public
safety.

(2)  "Requesting state" means the state whose
governor requests assistance in coping with an emergency.