N.Y. Military Law § 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.