§ 9-1123. Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact.\n The Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact as first\nenacted by chapter seven hundred forty-four of the laws of nineteen\nhundred forty-nine, and as re-enacted by chapter two hundred sixty-three\nof the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-three, is hereby continued as\nfollows:\n NORTHEASTERN INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT\n Article I\n The purpose of this compact is to promote effective prevention and\ncontrol of forest fires in the northeastern region of the United States\nand adjacent areas in Canada by the development of integrated forest\nfire plans, by the maintenance of adequate forest fire fighting services\nby the member states, by providing for mutual aid in fighting forest\nfires among the states of the region and for procedures that will\nfacilitate such aid, and by the establishment of a central agency to\ncoordinate the services of member states and perform such common\nservices as member states may deem desirable.\n Article II\n This agreement shall become operative immediately as to those states\nratifying it whenever any two or more of the states of Maine, New\nHampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and the\nCommonwealth of Massachusetts have ratified it and the congress has\ngiven its consent. Any state not mentioned in this article which is\ncontiguous with any member state may become a party to this compact.\nSubject to the consent of the congress of the United States, any\nprovince of the Dominion of Canada which is contiguous with any member\nstate may become a party to this compact by taking such action as its\nlaws and the laws of the Dominion of Canada may prescribe for\nratification. In this event, the term "state" in this compact shall\ninclude within its meaning the term "province" and the procedures\nprescribed shall be applied in the instance of such provinces, in\naccordance with the forms and practices of the Canadian government.\n Article III\n Each state joining herein shall appoint three representatives to a\ncommission hereby designated as the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection\nCommission. One shall be the state forester or officer holding an\nequivalent position in such state who is responsible for forest fire\ncontrol. The second shall be a member of the legislature of such state\ndesignated by the commission or committee on interstate cooperation of\nsuch state, or if there be none, or if said commission on interstate\ncooperation cannot constitutionally designate the said member, such\nlegislator shall be designated by the governor thereof; provided that if\nit is constitutionally impossible to appoint a legislator as a\ncommissioner from such state, the second member shall be appointed by\nthe governor of said state in his discretion. The third member shall be\na person designated by the governor as the responsible representative of\nthe governor. In the event that any province of the Dominion of Canada\nshall become a member of this commission, it shall designate three\nmembers who will approximate this pattern of representation to the\nextent possible under the law and practices of such province. This\ncommission shall be a body corporate with the powers and duties set\nforth herein.\n Article IV\n It shall be the duty of the commission to make inquiry and ascertain\nfrom time to time such methods, practices, circumstances and conditions\nas may be disclosed for bringing about the prevention and control of\nforest fires in the area comprising the member states, to coordinate the\nforest fire plans and the work of the appropriate agencies of the member\nstates and to facilitate the rendering of aid by the member states to\neach other in fighting forest fires.\n The commission shall formulate and, in accordance with need, from time\nto time, revi
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