ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                                Ch. 5

(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 subdivisions. Any joint agency providing aid shall be entitled to reimbursement
therefor to the same extent and in the same manner as a state. The personnel of a
joint agency, when rendering aid pursuant to this compact, shall have the same
rights, authority and immunity as personnel of party states.

(d)       Nothing in this article shall be construed to exclude from the
coverage of Articles 1-14 of this compact any matter which, in the absence of this
article, could reasonably be construed to be covered thereby.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 41, § 17-102.

No changes are made.

14-603. AUTHORITY OF GOVERNOR TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE COMPACT;
ALTERATIONS; RATIFICATION.

The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into and execute, on
behalf of the State of Maryland, such emergency management and civil defense
compacts with other states, possessions or territories of the United States or with the
District of Columbia, substantially in the form hereinbefore set forth, provided that
the Board of Public Works, with the concurrence of the Director of the Maryland
Emergency Management Agency, may approve alterations of the terms, provisions
and conditions of the aforesaid proposed emergency management and civil defense
compact so long as said alterations are in substantial compliance with the terms,
provisions and conditions hereinbefore set forth and when the Governor, in the
exercise of the power as aforesaid, enters into and executes an emergency
management and civil defense compact on behalf of the State of Maryland, said

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