1. (1) There is a Montana intrastate mutual aid system. The system is composed of and may be described as:

   1. (a) the member jurisdictions and any action taken by a member jurisdiction pursuant to this part;
   2. (b) the committee and any action taken by the committee pursuant to this part;
   3. (c) the guidelines and procedures described in 10-3-905(4);
   4. (d) any action taken with respect to requesting assistance for an emergency or disaster under this part; and
   5. (e) any action taken with respect to responding to a request for assistance for an emergency or disaster under this part.
2. (2) Except as provided in subsection (4), every political subdivision of the state is part of the system.

3. (3) A federally recognized Indian tribe that is located within the boundaries of the state may be a member jurisdiction upon:

   1. (a) adoption by the tribal government of a resolution declaring the tribe's desire to be a member jurisdiction; and
   2. (b) receipt by the division, as defined in 10-3-103, of a copy of the resolution.

4. (4) A member jurisdiction may elect not to participate or to withdraw from the system upon:

   1. (a) adopting a resolution or ordinance declaring that the member jurisdiction elects not to participate in the system; and
   2. (b) receipt by the division, as defined in 10-3-103, of a copy of the resolution.
5. (5) This section does not preclude a member jurisdiction from entering into any other agreement with another political subdivision and does not affect any other agreement to which a political subdivision is a party or may become a party.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 354, L. 2005.