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SECTION 30-15.9-3

   § 30-15.9-3  Party state responsibilities.– (a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate proceduralplans and programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of theresponsibilities listed in this section. In formulating such plans, and incarrying them out, the party states, insofar as practical, shall:

   (1) Review individual state hazards analyses and, to theextent reasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the partystates might jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster, technologicalhazard, man-made disaster, emergency aspects of resource shortages, civildisorders, insurgency or enemy attack.

   (2) Review party states' individual emergency plans anddevelop a plan which will determine the mechanism for the interstate managementand provision of assistance concerning any potential emergency.

   (3) Develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gapsand to resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing ordeveloped plans.

   (4) Assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing thestate boundaries.

   (5) Protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of services,medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue, and criticallifeline equipment, services and resources, both human and material.

   (6) Inventory and set procedures for the interstate loan anddelivery of human and material resources, together with procedures forreimbursement or forgiveness.

   (7) Provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporarysuspension of any statutes or ordinances that restrict the implementation ofthe above responsibilities.

   (b) The authorized representative of a party state mayrequest assistance of another party state by contacting the authorizedrepresentative of that state. The provisions of this agreement shall only applyto requests for assistance made by and to authorized representatives. Requestsmay be verbal or in writing. If verbal, the request shall be confirmed inwriting within thirty (30) days of the verbal request. Requests shall providethe following information:

   (1) A description of the emergency service function for whichassistance is needed, such as but not limited to fire services, lawenforcement, emergency medical, transportation, communications, public worksand engineering, building inspection, planning and information assistance, masscare, resource support, health and medical services, and search and rescue.

   (2) The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materialsand supplies needed, and a reasonable estimate of the length of time they willbe needed.

   (3) The specific place and time for staging of the assistingparty's response and a point of contact at that location.

   (c) There shall be frequent consultation between stateofficials who have assigned emergency management responsibilities and otherappropriate representatives of the party states with affected jurisdictions andthe United States government, with free exchange of information, plans andresource records relating to emergency capabilities.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-30 > Chapter-30-15-9 > 30-15-9-3

SECTION 30-15.9-3

   § 30-15.9-3  Party state responsibilities.– (a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate proceduralplans and programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of theresponsibilities listed in this section. In formulating such plans, and incarrying them out, the party states, insofar as practical, shall:

   (1) Review individual state hazards analyses and, to theextent reasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the partystates might jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster, technologicalhazard, man-made disaster, emergency aspects of resource shortages, civildisorders, insurgency or enemy attack.

   (2) Review party states' individual emergency plans anddevelop a plan which will determine the mechanism for the interstate managementand provision of assistance concerning any potential emergency.

   (3) Develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gapsand to resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing ordeveloped plans.

   (4) Assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing thestate boundaries.

   (5) Protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of services,medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue, and criticallifeline equipment, services and resources, both human and material.

   (6) Inventory and set procedures for the interstate loan anddelivery of human and material resources, together with procedures forreimbursement or forgiveness.

   (7) Provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporarysuspension of any statutes or ordinances that restrict the implementation ofthe above responsibilities.

   (b) The authorized representative of a party state mayrequest assistance of another party state by contacting the authorizedrepresentative of that state. The provisions of this agreement shall only applyto requests for assistance made by and to authorized representatives. Requestsmay be verbal or in writing. If verbal, the request shall be confirmed inwriting within thirty (30) days of the verbal request. Requests shall providethe following information:

   (1) A description of the emergency service function for whichassistance is needed, such as but not limited to fire services, lawenforcement, emergency medical, transportation, communications, public worksand engineering, building inspection, planning and information assistance, masscare, resource support, health and medical services, and search and rescue.

   (2) The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materialsand supplies needed, and a reasonable estimate of the length of time they willbe needed.

   (3) The specific place and time for staging of the assistingparty's response and a point of contact at that location.

   (c) There shall be frequent consultation between stateofficials who have assigned emergency management responsibilities and otherappropriate representatives of the party states with affected jurisdictions andthe United States government, with free exchange of information, plans andresource records relating to emergency capabilities.


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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-30 > Chapter-30-15-9 > 30-15-9-3

SECTION 30-15.9-3

   § 30-15.9-3  Party state responsibilities.– (a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate proceduralplans and programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of theresponsibilities listed in this section. In formulating such plans, and incarrying them out, the party states, insofar as practical, shall:

   (1) Review individual state hazards analyses and, to theextent reasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the partystates might jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster, technologicalhazard, man-made disaster, emergency aspects of resource shortages, civildisorders, insurgency or enemy attack.

   (2) Review party states' individual emergency plans anddevelop a plan which will determine the mechanism for the interstate managementand provision of assistance concerning any potential emergency.

   (3) Develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gapsand to resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing ordeveloped plans.

   (4) Assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing thestate boundaries.

   (5) Protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of services,medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue, and criticallifeline equipment, services and resources, both human and material.

   (6) Inventory and set procedures for the interstate loan anddelivery of human and material resources, together with procedures forreimbursement or forgiveness.

   (7) Provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporarysuspension of any statutes or ordinances that restrict the implementation ofthe above responsibilities.

   (b) The authorized representative of a party state mayrequest assistance of another party state by contacting the authorizedrepresentative of that state. The provisions of this agreement shall only applyto requests for assistance made by and to authorized representatives. Requestsmay be verbal or in writing. If verbal, the request shall be confirmed inwriting within thirty (30) days of the verbal request. Requests shall providethe following information:

   (1) A description of the emergency service function for whichassistance is needed, such as but not limited to fire services, lawenforcement, emergency medical, transportation, communications, public worksand engineering, building inspection, planning and information assistance, masscare, resource support, health and medical services, and search and rescue.

   (2) The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materialsand supplies needed, and a reasonable estimate of the length of time they willbe needed.

   (3) The specific place and time for staging of the assistingparty's response and a point of contact at that location.

   (c) There shall be frequent consultation between stateofficials who have assigned emergency management responsibilities and otherappropriate representatives of the party states with affected jurisdictions andthe United States government, with free exchange of information, plans andresource records relating to emergency capabilities.