| 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. 13. 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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| C. Any other money deposited in the fund to implement the | provisions of this subchapter from the Department of | Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Disaster | Assistance Relief, Other Special Revenue Funds account. |
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| | 3. Use of fund. The fund must be the first resource used | when section 742 or 744 is invoked. The fund may also be used | for the purpose of matching federal funds in the event of a | federally declared disaster. |
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| | 4.__Fund balance.__The fund's balance may not exceed | $3,000,000.__Any amount, including interest, that accrues in | excess of $3,000,000 must be transferred by the State Controller | to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund, established in Title 5, | section 1532. |
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| | 5.__Annual report.__The director shall submit a written |
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