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 112 STAT. 3402 PUBLIC LAW 105-381—NOV. 12, 1998 Public Law 105-381 105th Congress Joint Resolution Nov. 12, 1998 Grsinting the consent of Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management [S.J. Res. 35] Arrangement. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. State listing. SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT. Congress consents to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management An*angement entered into between the States of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, and the Province of British Columbia and the Yxikon Territory. The arrangement is substantially as follows: " PACIFIC NORTHWEST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT "Whereas, Pacific Northwest emergency msinagement sirrgingement between the government of the States of Alaska, the government of the State of Idaho, the government of the State of Oregon, the government of the State of Washington, the government of the State of the Providence of British Columbia, and \ the government of Yukon Territory hereinafter referred to collectively as the 'Signatories' and separately as a 'Signatory; "Whereas, the Signatories recognize the importeince of comprehensive and coordinated civil emergency preparedness, response and recovery measures for natural and technological emergencies or disasters, and for declared or undeclared hostilities including enemy attack; "Whereas, the Signatories further recognize the benefits of coordinating their separate emergency preparedness, response and recovery measures with that of contiguous jurisdictions for those emergencies, disasters, or hostilities affecting or potentially affecting any one or more of the Signatories in the Pacific Northwest; and "Whereas, the Signatories further recognize that regionally based emergency preparedness, response and recovery measures will benefit all jurisdictions within the Pacific Northwest, and best serve their respective national interests in cooperative and coordinated emergency preparedness as facilitated by the Consultative Group on Comprehensive Civil Emergency and Management estabhshed in the Agreement Between the government of the United States of America and the government of Canada on Cooperation and Comprehensive Civil Emergency Planning and Management signed at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on April 28,

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