| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts and resolves of the Legislature do | | not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless | | enacted as emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is necessary to be prepared to assist the citizens | | of the State; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is not possible to predict when the State will | | experience a natural disaster or a state of emergency; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, be it |
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| | | Sec. 1. Maine Emergency Management Agency directed to develop program to provide | | food and other assistance in an emergency. Resolved: That the Department of | | Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency | | Management Agency is directed to work in conjunction with the | | Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and other | | food agencies to develop a program that will provide food and | | other assistance to citizens of the State for up to 3 months in | | the event of a natural disaster or state of emergency as declared | | by the Governor; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 2. Purchase of food. Resolved: That the Department of Defense, | | Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency Management | | Agency is directed to purchase and store, within 30 days of | | enactment of this resolve, rice, beans or other food storable for | | at least one year sufficient to provide minimal sustenance to the | | citizens of the State for up to 3 months in the event of a | | natural disaster or state emergency as declared by the Governor; | | and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 3. Rotation of food in storage. Resolved: That the food stored for the | | purposes of feeding citizens of the State as described in | | sections 1 and 2 may, at the discretion of the Department of | | Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency | | Management Agency, either be replaced with a new supply before | | perishable items become unsuitable for consumption or be | | liquidated. The items to be replaced or liquidated must be sold | | to the citizens of the State; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 4. Authorized to submit legislation. Resolved: That the Department of | | Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Emergency | | Management Agency shall submit legislation during the First | | Regular Session of the 119th Legislature to carry out the | | purposes of sections 1 and 3; and be it further |
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