Sec. 49. 34-A MRSA §1205, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. C, §19, is repealed.

Sec. 50. 36 MRSA §6652, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 768, §6, is repealed.

Sec. 51. 36 MRSA §6656, as amended by PL 2001, c. 714, Pt. BB, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read:

§6656. Payment of claims

Except as provided in section 6652, subsection 3, upon Upon receipt of a timely and properly completed claim for reimbursement, the State Tax Assessor shall certify that the claimant is eligible for reimbursement and shall pay the amount claimed from the General Fund by November 1st or within 90 days after receipt of the claim, whichever is later. For those claims for which payments are withheld pursuant to section 6652, subsection 3, reimbursement must be paid within 90 days after the assessor receives notification under that subsection that the report has been received.

Sec. 52. 37-B MRSA §701, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 614, §4 and c. 662, §72, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

4.__Mutual aid.__Provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions of the State and with other states and provinces of Canada for the accomplishment of emergency management functions.

Sec. 53. 37-B MRSA §704, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 2001, c. 614, §8 and c. 662, §76, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

The director, subject to the direction and control of the commissioner, is the executive head of the agency and is responsible for carrying out the program for emergency management.__The director shall coordinate the activities of all organizations for emergency__management within the State; shall maintain liaison with and cooperate with emergency__ management and public safety agencies and organizations of other states, the Federal Government and foreign countries, and their political subdivisions; prior to the annual meeting required in section 782, subsection 4, shall provide to each of the local emergency management organizations of the State an annual assessment of