CHAPTER 404

H.P. 1106 - L.D. 1513

An Act To Update the Department of Defense, Veterans and

Emergency Management Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Certain members of the Maine National Guard.__A member of the Maine National Guard who is not governed by section 17651 and who is on active state service for more than 15 consecutive days pursuant to Title 37-B may elect to be a member of the Maine State Retirement System.__A member of the Maine National Guard on active state service pursuant to Title 37-B who does not elect to participate in the Maine State Retirement System or is not eligible to participate in the Maine State Retirement System shall participate in the United States Social Security System.__ Once a member of the Maine National Guard makes an election under this subsection, that election is irrevocable.__A member of the Maine National Guard on active state service pursuant to Title 37-B may participate in the tax-deferred arrangement of chapter 67.

Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §3, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §14, is further amended by amending subparagraph (15) to read:

(15) The Adjutant General may receive personal property from the United States Department of Defense that the Secretary of Defense has determined is suitable for use by agencies in law enforcement activities, including counter-drug activities, and in excess of the needs of the Department of Defense