1. Two Senators, who may not be members of the same political party, appointed by the President of the Senate;

2. Four members of the House of Representatives, who may not all be members of the same political party, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and

3. Five members representing the public interest who are not directly involved in emergency preparedness or homeland security, one appointed by the President of the Senate, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 3 members appointed by the Governor; and be it further

Sec. 3. Chair. Resolved: That the first-named Senate member is the Senate chair of the task force and the first-named House of Representatives member is the House chair of the task force; and be it further

Sec. 4. Appointments; convening of task force. Resolved: That all appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this resolve. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council once all appointments have been completed. Within 15 days after appointment of all members, the chairs shall call and convene the first meeting of the task force, which may be no later than August 1, 2005; and be it further

Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the task force shall do the following:

1. Review Maine's homeland security needs in areas, including, but not limited to, law enforcement, emergency preparedness, public health, port and airport security and sensitive-target security;

2. Review the current state of homeland security preparedness, spending priorities and any gap between available resources and identified needs in such areas as personnel, equipment and training, including review of the impact of Maine National Guard and Reserve deployments abroad on Maine's emergency preparedness;

3. As part of its review of needs and preparedness, receive a report on the status of the Maine's Homeland Security Task Force report on its vision and plans and the status of those plans as of May 2005;