| | | The state response to any suspected terrorist event must be | | coordinated through the State Emergency Operations Center, in | | accordance with a state emergency operations plan as described in | | subsection 4, paragraph A.__Meetings of the council are not | | public proceedings for purposes of Title 1, chapter 13, but may | | be open to the public at the discretion of the chair.__Documents | | collected or produced by the council are not public records for | | the purposes of Title 1, chapter 13. |
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| | | 4.__Resources and support.__The agency shall provide staff and | | administrative support to the council from existing resources.__ | | The agency is the coordinating agency within State Government for | | homeland security operational preparedness, response, recovery | | and mitigation.__As the coordinating agency, the agency shall: |
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| | | A.__Develop and maintain a state emergency operations plan, | | which must incorporate by reference any internal operational | | plans developed by other state agencies for emergency | | response; |
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| | | B.__Coordinate the State Emergency Operations Center with | | the council; |
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| | | C.__Coordinate with other state agencies in the development | | of their emergency response plans; |
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| | | D.__Administer the review and approval of all grant | | applications developed by local and state agencies for | | homeland security funds; and |
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| | | E.__Administer homeland security grant funds. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 37-B MRSA §745, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 439, §1, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | §745. Disaster Relief Fund |
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| | | 1. Fund established. There is established the Disaster | | Relief Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," to be | | administered by the agency. |
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| | | 2. Sources of fund. The following must be paid into the | | fund: |
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| | | A. All money appropriated for inclusion in the fund; |
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| | B. All interest from investment of the fund; and |
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