A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement.
Key claim: Congress gave its official approval so Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Yukon can legally operate their shared emergency-management agreement.
Abstract
(SJRES35 · 105th Congress) Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement entered into between the States of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, and the Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. Latest action (1998-11-12): Became Public Law No: 105-381.
Why this matters
Congress gave its official approval so Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Yukon can legally operate their shared emergency-management agreement.