(45 ILCS 151/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act. (Source: P.A. 92-123, eff. 7-20-01.)

(45 ILCS 151/5) Sec. 5. Emergency Management Assistance Compact. The State of Illinois ratifies and approves the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and enters into the Compact in substantially the following form:

the extent reasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the party states might jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, emergency aspects of resource shortages, civil disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.

(ii) Review party states' individual emergency plans

and develop a plan which will determine the mechanism for the interstate management and provision of assistance concerning any potential emergency.

(iii) Develop interstate procedures to fill any

identified gaps and to resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing or developed plans.

(iv) Assist in warning communities adjacent to or

crossing the state boundaries.

(v) Protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of

services, medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue, and critical lifeline equipment, services, and resources, both human and material.

(vi) Inventory and set procedures for the interstate

loan and delivery of human and material resources, together with procedures for reimbursement or forgiveness.

(vii) Provide, to the extent authorized by law, for

temporary suspension of any statutes.

(b) The authorized representative of a party state may request assistance of another party state by contacting the authorized representative of that state. The provisions of this agreement shall only apply to requests for assistance made by and to authorized representatives. Requests may be verbal or in writing. If verbal, the request shall be confirmed in writing within 30 days of the verbal request. Requests shall provide the following information: (i) A description of the emergency service function

for which assistance is needed, such as but not limited to fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, building inspection, planning and information assistance, mass care, resource support, health and medical services, and search and rescue.

(ii) The amount and type of personnel, equipment,

materials and supplies needed, and a reasonable estimate of the length of time they will be needed.

(iii) The specific place and time for staging of the

assisting party's response and a point of contact at that location.

(c) There shall be frequent consultation between state officials who have assigned emergency management responsibilities and other appropriate representatives of the party states with affected jurisdictions and the United States government, with free exchange of information, plans, and resource records relating to emergency capabilities.

(45 ILCS 151/10) Sec. 10. Reimbursements and expenses. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency as the authorized representative of the State may use the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund to deposit any reimbursements received from a party state and to pay any expenses incurred relating to this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-465, eff. 8-16-13.)

(45 ILCS 151/95) Sec. 95. The Interstate Disaster Compact Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 92-123, eff. 7-20-01.)

(45 ILCS 151/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-123, eff. 7-20-01.)