When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country that provides for the transfer of convicted offenders who are citizens or nationals of the foreign country, the Governor of Alabama or the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, if designated by the Governor, may consent to the transfer of the convicted offenders who are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections to the place or jurisdiction specified in the treaty. The Governor may take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this state in the treaty.