In compliance with the Emergency Management Act, the state shall negotiate agreements with local governments and bordering states and incorporate those agreements into the HMER program.

1. A. Local governments: Local governments which demonstrate resources and capability for managing hazardous materials emergencies may enter into cooperative agreements with the state. Negotiated agreements will identify areas of coordination between state and local government.

2. B. Bordering states: Any bordering state which may become involved in an emergency response action which will impact that state, either directly, such as engaging in joint management of an incident, or indirectly, such as providing more proximate resources or considering possible environmental damage impacting that state, may enter into cooperative agreements.

   [Recompiled 11/30/01]