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public officials about emergency preparedness, response, recovery | | and mitigation.__The program must incorporate the use of | | appropriate accessible formats to educate and inform individuals | | with disabilities, individuals who are elderly and non-English- | | speaking residents of Maine. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 37-B MRSA §708 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §708.__Homeland Security Advisory Council |
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| | | The Homeland Security Advisory Council, as established in | | Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 91 and referred to in this | | section as "the council," shall advise the Governor on the | | coordination of homeland security activities of state agencies | | and the most effective use of grant funds. |
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| | | 1.__Membership.__The council is composed of the following 6 | | members: |
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| | | B.__The Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency | | Management; |
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| | | C.__The Commissioner of Public Safety; |
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| | | D.__The Director of the Bureau of Health within the | | Department of Health and Human Services; |
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| | | E.__The Chief of the State Police within the Department of | | Public Safety; and |
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| | | F.__A representative of the Governor. |
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| | | The director is the chair of the council.__The Commissioner of | | Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management is the advisor of the | | council. |
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| | | 2.__Duties of council.__The council shall: |
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| | | A.__Advise the Governor with regard to the vulnerability of | | the State to terrorist activity; |
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| | | B.__Advise the Governor with regard to the adequacy of the | | plans to enhance homeland security; |
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| | | C.__Ensure that the homeland security activities of state | | agencies are coordinated; |
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| | | D.__Advise the Governor with regard to the implementation of |
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