Whereas, the State's emergency preparedness efforts need to be supported to ensure that the State has the tools necessary to protect our citizens from terrorism and natural disasters; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

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

Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 600, §1, is further amended to read:

D. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews:

(1) Department of Public Safety, except for the division designated by the Commissioner of Public Safety to enforce the law relating to the manufacture, importation, storage, transportation and sale of all liquor and to administer those laws relating to licensing and the collection of taxes on malt liquor and wine and the Emergency Services Communication Bureau, in 2001; and

(2) Department of Corrections in 2011.; and

(3)__The Maine Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management in 2008.

Sec. 2. 3 MRSA §959, sub-§1, ¶J, as amended by PL 2003, c. 600, §1, is further amended to read:

J. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over legal and veterans' veterans affairs shall use the following schedule as a guideline for scheduling reviews:

(2) State Liquor and Lottery Commission in 2007;