Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20, § 151

Pursuant to the provisions and authority of Congress, as amended by Pub. L. No. 84-564, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5195a and 5196, the Governor is authorized to enter into, amend, supplement, and implement agreements or compacts with the executive authorities of other states, including the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, providing for mutual-military aid, disaster relief, hazard mitigation, and emergency preparedness and related matters, in case of hazard or natural disaster, invasion or other hostile action, disaster, insurrection, or the imminent danger of such an event.