Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 3380 adopts the National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-drug Activities Compact for purposes of interstate cooperation to curtail the supply of illegal drugs, prevent drug abuse, and reduce the demand for illegal drugs. The compact gives a governor discretionary authority to respond to requests from a governor of another party state, if the National Guard is not already called into federal service, by sending all or part of guard forces outside the state and placing them under the temporary operational control of the military authorities of the requesting state. The compact and legislation provide for related agreements with other law enforcement agencies operating inside Texas, including federal agencies, and with the national guards of other states. The attorney general must approve any such agreements. Other provisions of the compact deal with issues of immunity, liability, reimbursement, compensation, benefits, and constitutional severability, as well as additional matters.