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ExecBd10192022 <br /> Parties that this agreement be in a standardized form which can be adopted by Units in different <br /> States, notwithstanding this Agreement may not specifically cite the applicable current legal <br /> authority for a particular State and its member Units to join MABAS,the lack of such citation herein <br /> shall not be construed in any manner as an impediment to or prohibition of Units within other <br /> States from joining MABAS, it being the express intent of the Parties that each Unit desiring to <br /> join MABAS may become additional Parties hereto by adopting this Intergovernmental Agreement <br /> without modification; In this fashion by way of this Agreement, the Parties will have created a <br /> mutual aid agreement that incorporates emergency response disciplines from federal, state and <br /> local governmental units, as well as non-governmental organizations and corporations that <br /> provide emergency response functions and services that support the mission of MABAS and its <br /> member Units; <br /> SECTION TWO—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS <br /> 1. The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of <br /> construction: (a) The word "may" is permissive and the word "shall' is mandatory; and (b) <br /> except where the context reveals the contrary: The singular includes the plural and the plural <br /> includes the singular, and the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. <br /> 2. When the following words in bold font with the first letter in the upper case are used in this <br /> Agreement, such words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Subsection: <br /> A. "Agreement" means this Master Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Agreement. <br /> B. "Aiding Unit" means any Unit furnishing equipment, Emergency Responders, or <br /> Emergency Services to a Requesting Unit under this Agreement. <br /> C. "Automatic Mutual Aid"or"Auto-Aid" means the provision of mutual aid through a <br /> prearranged plan between Units whereby assistance is provided at the time of <br /> dispatch without a speck request from an Incident Commander. <br /> D. "Box Alarm" means a prearranged plan for an Emergency or Disaster that uses a <br /> defined process for implementation, dispatch and response. <br /> E. "Chapter" means a group of Divisions, established on a state-by-state basis, and <br /> whose members may include Units from other States. <br /> F. "Chapter Governing Board" means the governing body of a Chapter which is <br /> composed of a representative of each member Division or Region within a Chapter <br /> as provided by the Chapter's Bylaws. <br /> 5 <br />