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3.__Records.__Records kept pursuant to this section may not be
reproduced or used in whole or in part for any commercial or
speculative purposes.

 
4.__Disclose.__An individual, agency or court that obtains
information pursuant to this section may not disseminate or
disclose the information or any part of this information except
as authorized in this section or otherwise by law.

 
Sec. 5. 37-B MRSA §744, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §79,
is further amended to read:

 
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or
regulation, make financial grants to meet necessary expenses
or serious needs of individuals or families caused by the
disaster that cannot otherwise adequately be met. A grant to
an individual or family may not exceed in the aggregate for
any single major disaster declared by the President the
amount established by the Federal Government for the limit
on grants to individuals under the individual and family
grant program any federal disaster assistance program for
individuals and families.

 
Sec. 6. 37-B MRSA §744, sub-§4, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 460, §3,
is amended to read:

 
A. Whenever the Governor has declared a disaster emergency
to exist under the laws of this State, or the President has
declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this
State, the Governor may:

 
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
through the use of state departments or agencies or the
use of any of the state's instrumentalities, clear or
remove from publicly-owned or privately-owned land or
water, debris and wreckage which that may threaten
public health or safety, or public or private property;
and

 
(2) Accept funds from the Federal Government and
utilize those funds to make grants to any local
government for the purpose of removing debris or
wreckage from publicly-owned or privately-owned land or
water.; and

 
(3)__Notwithstanding any other provision of law, agree
to indemnify the Federal Government against any claim
arising from debris and wreckage removal from private
property.


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