10-3-906. Intrastate mutual aid system -- initial participation -- withdrawing. (1) There is a Montana intrastate mutual aid system. The system is composed of and may be described as:
(a) the member jurisdictions and any action taken by a member jurisdiction pursuant to this part;
(b) the committee and any action taken by the committee pursuant to this part;
(c) the guidelines and procedures described in 10-3-905(4);
(d) any action taken with respect to requesting assistance for an emergency or disaster under this part; and
(e) any action taken with respect to responding to a request for assistance for an emergency or disaster under this part.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (4), every political subdivision of the state is part of the system.
(3) A federally recognized Indian tribe that is located within the boundaries of the state may be a member jurisdiction upon:
(a) adoption by the tribal government of a resolution declaring the tribe's desire to be a member jurisdiction; and
(b) receipt by the division, as defined in 10-3-103, of a copy of the resolution.
(4) A member jurisdiction may elect not to participate or to withdraw from the system upon:
(a) adopting a resolution or ordinance declaring that the member jurisdiction elects not to participate in the system; and
(b) receipt by the division, as defined in 10-3-103, of a copy of the resolution.
(5) This section does not preclude a member jurisdiction from entering into any other agreement with another political subdivision and does not affect any other agreement to which a political subdivision is a party or may become a party.