| | | Sec. A-32. 37-B MRSA §701, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 614, §4 | | and c. 662, §72, is repealed and the following enacted in its | | place: |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. A-33. 37-B MRSA §704, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 2001, c. 614, §8 | | and c. 662, §76, is repealed and the following enacted in its | | place: |
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| | | 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 | | each organization's degree of emergency management capability and | | any other information pertinent to ensuring the public's welfare | | and safety within the local organization's jurisdiction; and has | | additional authority, duties and responsibilities as may be | | prescribed by the commissioner. |
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| | | Sec. A-34. 37-B MRSA §741, as amended by PL 2001, c. 614, §11 and c. | | 662, §78, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Control during emergencies.__In the event of disaster | | beyond local control, the Governor may assume direct operational | | control over all or any part of the emergency management and | | public safety functions within the State. |
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| | | 2.__Cooperation.__In performing the duties required by this | | chapter, the Governor shall, directly or through the | | commissioner, cooperate with all departments and agencies of the | | Federal Government, with the offices and agencies of other states | | and foreign countries and their political subdivisions and with | | private agencies in all matters pertaining to the emergency | | management capability of the State and of the Nation. |
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| | | 3.__Authority.__In performing the duties required by this |
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