Sec. 4. Whenever the duly constituted authorities in a state party to this compact, and which has entered into a contract pursuant to section 3 of this chapter, shall decide that confinement in, or transfer of an inmate to, an institution within the territory of another party state is necessary or desirable in order to provide adequate quarters and care or an appropriate correctional program, said officials may direct that the confinement be within an institution within the territory of said other party state, the receiving state to act in regard solely as agent for the sending state.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1.