Authority of Employees and Voluntary Workers

(a)Whenever the employees or volunteer workers of any Civil Defense organization are rendering aid pursuant to the authority contained in § 65107, hereof, such employees and workers shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities, as if they were performing their duties in the Guam assignment in which they are normally employed.

(1)The term “employee” as used in this Section shall mean, and the provisions of this Section shall apply with equal effect to, paid, volunteer, auxiliary employees and civil defense workers.

(b)In the event such aid is rendered outside Guam, reimbursement for equipment, supplies and personal services in such case shall or may be made by the territory, state or political subdivision thereof receiving such aid pursuant to a reciprocal mutual-aid agreement or compact with such territory, state or by the Federal government; provided, that the laws of such other territory, state or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands contain provisions to the foregoing effect are embodied in a reciprocal mutual-aid agreement or compact or that the Federal government has authorized or agreed to make reimbursement for such mutual aid as above provided.

(c)No personnel of Guam shall be ordered by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi to operate in any other territory, state or political subdivision thereof, unless the laws of such other territory, state or political subdivision thereof contain provisions substantially similar to this Section or unless the reciprocal mutual-aid agreements or compacts include provisions providing for such reimbursement or unless such reimbursement will be made by the Federal government by law or agreement.