The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 102)
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§ 102. Purpose; authority; definitions — Article I
(a) The purpose of this Compact is to provide mutual aid and assistance among the party
states for response to and management of any disaster or emergency declared by the
Governor of any affected party state.
(b) This Compact also provides mutual cooperation among the party states in emergency-related
training, exercises, testing, or any other activity related to preparation for an
actual declared disaster or emergency. Mutual assistance under this Compact may include
the use of the National Guard force of any party state, either in accordance with
the National Guard Mutual Assistance Compact or by agreement between states.
(c) For the purposes of this agreement:
(1) “Disaster or emergency” means any occurrence that threatens the health, safety and
well-being of the people of any state or region, whether due to natural or man-made
disaster, technological hazard, effects of resource shortage, civil disorder, insurgency,
or enemy attack.
(2) “Party state” means a state or jurisdiction that is an authorized participant in the
Compact.
(3) “States” means the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of
Columbia, and all U.S. territorial possessions. (Added 1999, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)