Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management To Request the Federal Government To Recognize Environmental Hazards at the Military Training Center in Gagetown, New Brunswick and the Resulting Health Risks and Disabilities Suffered by Certain Members of the Maine National Guard

Sec. 1. Request to United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management shall request the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize the environmental hazards present at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and the resulting potential health risks and disabilities to veterans who, as members of the Maine National Guard, trained in partnership with Canadian military forces at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base in Gagetown; and be it further

Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than January 10, 2015, the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, or the commissioner's designee, shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over veterans and legal affairs on the status of the request submitted to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 1.

SUMMARY

This resolve directs the Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to request the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize the environmental hazards present at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and the resulting potential health risks and disabilities to veterans who, as members of the Maine National Guard, trained in partnership with Canadian military forces in Gagetown. The resolve requires the commissioner to report on the status of the request to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over veterans and legal affairs by January 10, 2015.