Ch. 5                                        2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND .

(f)  (1) Each party jurisdiction shall provide for the payment of workers'
compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency responders of
its own jurisdiction.

(2)       The requesting jurisdiction will reimburse the responding
jurisdiction for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the responding
jurisdiction provided that any responding jurisdiction may:

(i) Assume in whole or in part such loss, damage, expense,
or other cost;

(ii) Loan equipment or donate services to the requesting
jurisdiction without charge or cost; and

(iii) Agree to any allocation of expenses between the
responding and requesting jurisdiction.

(3)       Any two or more jurisdictions may enter into supplemental
agreements establishing a different allocation of costs among those jurisdictions.

(4)       Records of expenses incurred in sufficient detail to satisfy
auditing requirements shall be submitted by the responding jurisdiction as soon as
possible following the termination of the assistance provided.

(7)     Article 7. Implementation.

(g)    (1) Party jurisdictions are encouraged to consult frequently with
each other and with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and to exchange
information and plans relating to emergency management.

(2)       This Compact shall become effective immediately upon its
enactment into law by local jurisdictions.

(3)       Any party jurisdiction may withdraw from this Compact by
enacting a repeal of the same but no such withdrawal shall take effect until 30 days
after the senior elected official of the withdrawing jurisdiction has given notice in
writing of such withdrawal to the senior elected officials of all party jurisdictions.

(4)       Withdrawal from the Compact shall not relieve the
withdrawing jurisdiction from obligations assumed under Article 4 or Article 6 of this
Compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

(5)       Authenticated copies of this Compact and of such
supplementary agreements as may be entered into shall at the time of their approval
be retained by each party jurisdiction and with the Maryland Emergency
Management Agency.

(8)     Article 8. Validity.

(h) (1) This Compact shall be construed to effectuate the purposes
stated in Article 1 hereof.

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