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 PUBLIC LAW 104-181—AUG. 6, 1996 110 STAT. 1611 Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the responding city (and its officers, agents and employees) from any and all claims by third parties for property damage or personal injury which may arise out of the activities of the responding city within the jurisdiction of the requesting city under this Agreement. "7. The city responding to a request for assistance under this Agreement assumes no responsibility or liability for damage to property or injury to any person that may occur within the jurisdiction of the requesting city due to actions taken in responding under this A^eement. In accordance with Section 15.1-131 of the Code of Virginia and Section 29-20-107(f) of the Tennessee Code Annotated, all personnel of the responding city shall, during such time as they providing assistance in the requesting city under this Agreement, be deemed to be employees of the requesting city for tort liability purposes. "8. No compensation will be due or paid by either city for mutual aid law enforcement assistance rendered under this Agreement. "9. Except as provided in Paragraph 7 of this Agreement, neither city will make any claim for compensation against the other city for any loss, damage or personal injury which may occur as a result of law enforcement assistance rendered under this Agreement, and all such rights or claims are hereby expressly waived, "10. When law enforcement assistance is rendered under this Agreement, the senior law enforcement officer on duty in the requesting city shall in all instances be in command as to strategy, tactics and overall direction of the operations. All orders or directions regarding the operations of the responding party shall be relayed to the senior law enforcement officer in command of the responding city. "11. Either city may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days' written notice to the other city. "12. This Agreement shall take effect upon its execution Effective date, by the Mayor and Chief of Police for each city after approval of the City Council of each city, and upon its approval by the Congress of the United States as provided in Section 15.1- 131 of the Code of Virginia. Each city will promptly submit this Agreement to its respective Congressmsin and Senators for submission to the Congress.". SEC. 2. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution is hereby expressly reserved by the Congress. The consent granted by this joint resolution shall not be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the region which forms the subject of the agreement.

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