37-17.1-14.3. Authority to join interstate mutual aid agreements - Interstate compacts

37-17.1-14.3. Authority to join interstate mutual aid agreements - Interstate compacts 1. The governor, in the name of the state, may join with other states and Canadian provinces in the interstate mutual aid agreement or compact. 2. The governor may negotiate and execute such supplemental agreements as may be necessary and proper to fully carry out the terms and provisions of the mutual aid agreements or compacts as set forth in sections 37-17.1-14.5 and 37-17.1-14.6. 3. The governor may deny the request of a requesting state or Canadian province as the governor determines necessary. 4. Local emergency management organizations may enter interstate mutual aid agreements with nearby political subdivisions or public response entities. Such agreements are valid once filed with the department of emergency services.