22-A - Compacts for military aid.

§ 22-a. Compacts for military aid.  1. a. With the prior or subsequent  consent of the congress of the United States, the governor is authorized  to  enter  into,  amend, supplement and implement agreements or compacts  with the executive authorities of  other  states  and  the  Dominion  of  Canada  and  any of the provinces thereof, providing for mutual military  aid, and matters incidental  thereto,  in  case  of  invasion  or  other  hostile action, disaster, insurrection, or imminent danger thereof.    b. Such agreements or compacts may include but shall not be limited to  provisions  for  joint  military  action against a common enemy; for the  protection  of  bridges,  tunnels,  ferries,  pipelines,   communication  facilities and other vital installations, plants and facilities; for the  military  support  of  civil defense agencies; for the fresh pursuit, by  the organized militia or military  forces  or  any  part  thereof  of  a  signatory  into  the  jurisdiction  of  any  other signatory, of persons  acting or appearing to act in the interest of any  enemy  government  or  seeking  or  appearing to seek to overthrow the government of the United  States or of any signatory; for the powers, duties,  rights,  privileges  and  immunities  of  the  members  of  the organized militia or military  forces of any signatory while so engaged outside their own jurisdiction;  for such other matters as  are  of  a  military  nature,  or  incidental  thereto,  and which the governor may deem necessary or proper to promote  the health, safety and welfare of the people  of  this  state;  for  the  allocation  of  all  costs  and  expenses  arising from the planning and  operation of such agreements or compacts.    2. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted  as expressing a limitation, directly or indirectly, of the power of  the  governor  to enter into, and to amend or supplement, such compacts, with  legal  force  and  effect  and  without  the  legislative  authorization  expressed herein.