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. § 203)
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§ 203. General implementation — Article II
(a) Each party jurisdiction entering into this Compact recognizes that many emergencies
may exceed the capabilities of a party jurisdiction, and that intergovernmental cooperation
is essential in such circumstances. Each jurisdiction further recognizes that there
will be emergencies that may require immediate access and present procedures to apply
outside recourses to make a prompt and effective response to such an emergency because
few, if any, individual jurisdictions have all the resources they need in all types
of emergencies or the capability of delivering resources to areas where emergencies
exist.
(b) The prompt, full, and effective utilization of resources of the participating jurisdictions,
including any resources on hand or available from any other source that are essential
to the safety, care, and welfare of the people in the event of any emergency or disaster,
shall be the underlying principle on which all articles of this Compact are understood.
(c) On behalf of the party jurisdictions participating in the Compact, the legally designated
official who is assigned responsibility for emergency management is responsible for
formulation of the appropriate interjurisdictional mutual aid plans and procedures
necessary to implement this Compact, and for recommendations to the jurisdiction concerned
with respect to the amendment of any statutes, regulations, or ordinances required
for that purpose. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)