2.__Governing board. "Governing board" means the administrators of this compact representing all of the party states when the administrators are acting as a body in pursuance of authority vested in them by this compact.

3.__Insurance fund. "Insurance fund" means the Pest Control Insurance Fund established pursuant to this compact.

4.__Pest. "Pest" means any invertebrate animal, pathogen, parasitic plant or similar or allied organism that can cause disease or damage in any crops, trees, shrubs, grasses or other plants of substantial value.

5.__Requesting state. "Requesting state" means a state that invokes the procedures of the compact to secure the undertaking or intensification of measures to control or eradicate one or more pests within one or more other states.

6.__Responding state. "Responding state" means a state requested to undertake or intensify the measures referred to in subsection 5.

7.__State. "State" means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

§2314. The insurance fund -- Article III

The Pest Control Insurance Fund is established for the purpose of financing other than normal pest control operations that the states may be called upon to engage in pursuant to this compact. The insurance fund contains money appropriated to it by the party states and any donations and grants accepted by it. All appropriations, except as conditioned by the rights and obligations of party states expressly set forth in this compact, are unconditional and may not be restricted by the appropriating state to use in the control of any specified pest or pests. Donations and grants may be conditional or unconditional, except that the insurance fund may not accept any donation or grant whose terms are inconsistent with any provision of this compact.

§2315. The insurance fund; internal operations and management

-- Article IV

1.__Governing board. The insurance fund is administered by a governing board and an executive committee as provided. The actions of the governing board and the executive committee