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 PUBLIC LAW 105-377—NOV. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 3393 expense or other cost or from loaning such equipment or from donating such services to the receiving Member without charge or cost. "6.4 For purposes of the Agreement, personnel shall be considered employees of each sending Member for the payment of compensation to injured employees and death benefits to the representatives of deceased employees injured or killed while rendering aid to another Member pursuant to this Agreement. "6.5 The Members shall formulate procedures for claims and reimbursement under the provisions of this Article. "Article VII "7.1 When appropriations for support of this agreement, or for the support of common services in executing this agreement, are needed, costs will be allocated equally among the Members. "7.2 As necessary. Members shall keep accurate books of account, showing in fiili, its receipts and disbursements, and the books of account shall be open at any reasonable time to the inspection of representatives of the Members. "7.3 The Members may accept any and all donations, gifts, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services from the Federal or any local government, or any agency thereof and from any person, firm or corporation, for any of its purposes and functions under this Agreement, and may receive and use the same subject to the terms, conditions, and regulations governing such donations, gifts, and grants. "Article VIII "8.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or restrict the powers of any Member to provide for the prevention, control, and extinguishment of wildland fires or to prohibit the enactment of enforcement of State, Territorial, or Provincial laws, rules or regulations intended to aid in such prevention, control and extinguishment of wildland fires in such State, Territory, or Province. "8.2 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect any existing or future Cooperative Agreement between Members and/or their respective Federal agencies. "Article IX "9.1 The Members may request the United States Forest Service to act as the coordinating agency of the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement in cooperation with the appropriate agencies for each Member. "9.2 The Members will hold an annual meeting to review the terms of this Agreement, any applicable Operating Plans, emid make necessary modifications. "9,3 Amendments to this Agreement can be made by simple majority vote of the Members and will take effect immediately upon passage.

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