The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter–drug Activities Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of South Dakota with all other states legally joining therein, in form substantially as follows:

ARTICLE I. PURPOSE

The purposes of this compact are:

(A) To provide for mutual assistance and support among the party states in the utilization of the national guard in drug interdiction, counter–drug, and demand reduction activities;

(B) To permit the national guard of this state to enter into mutual assistance and support agreements, on the basis of need, with one or more law enforcement agencies operating within this state for activities within this state, or with a national guard of one or more other states, whether said activities are within or without this state, in order to facilitate and coordinate efficient, cooperative enforcement efforts directed toward drug interdiction, counter–drug activities, and demand reduction;

(C) To permit the national guard of this state to act as a receiving and responding state as defined within this compact and to ensure the prompt and effective delivery of national guard personnel, assets, and service to agencies or areas that are in need of increased support and presence;

(D) To permit and encourage a high degree of flexibility in the deployment of national guard forces in the interest of efficiency;

(E) To maximize the effectiveness of the national guard in those situations which call for its utilization under this compact;

(F) To provide protection for the rights of national guard personnel when performing duties in other states in counter–drug activities; and

(G) To ensure uniformity of state laws in the area of national guard involvement in interstate counter–drug activities by incorporating said uniform laws within the compact.

ARTICLE II. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND WITHDRAWAL

(A) This compact shall go into force when enacted into law by any two states. Thereafter, this compact shall become effective as to any other state upon its enactment thereof.

(B) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the compact, but no such withdrawal may take effect until one year after the Governor of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of such withdrawal to the governors of all other party states.

ARTICLE III. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT

(A) As used in this compact, the following terms mean:

(1) “Drug interdiction and counter–drug activities,” the use of national guard personnel, while not in federal service, in any law enforcement support activities that are intended to reduce the supply or use of illegal drugs in the United States. These activities include, but are not limited to:

(a) Providing information obtained during either the normal course of military training or operations or during counter–drug activities to federal, state, or local law enforcement officials that may be relevant to a violation of any federal or state law within the jurisdiction of such officials;

(b) Making available any equipment (including associated supplies or spare parts), base facilities or research facilities of the national guard to any federal, state, or local civilian law enforcement official for law enforcement purposes, in accordance with other applicable law or regulation;

(c) Providing available national guard personnel to train federal, state, or local civilian law enforcement in the operation and maintenance of equipment, including equipment made available above, in accordance with other applicable law;