| | | 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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