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Maryland House Bill HB1439 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb1439
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 1439
11	8		E4 2lr3126
12	9		CF SB 932
13	10		By: Delegates Landis, Holmes, Howell, and Valentino–Smith
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 22, 2022
15	12		Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
16		-	Re–referred to: Health and Government Operations, March 22, 2022
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 30, 2022
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	18		Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact – City of 2
26	19		Bowie 3
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28	21		FOR the purpose of authorizing the City of Bowie to participate in the Maryland Intrastate 4
29	22		Emergency Management Assistance Compact; and generally relating to the 5
30	23		Maryland Intrastate Emergency Management Assistance Compact. 6
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32	25		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
33	26		Article – Public Safety 8
34	27		Section 14–801(a) and 14–803(1) and (2) 9
35	28		Annotated Code of Maryland 10
36	29		(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
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38	31		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
39	32		Article – Public Safety 13
40	33		Section 14–801(e) 14
41	34		Annotated Code of Maryland 15
42	35		(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
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44	37		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
45	38		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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47	40		Article – Public Safety 19
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	42	+	14–801. 20
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	44	+	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
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	46	+	(e) “Jurisdictions” means the 23 counties within Maryland, Baltimore City, the 22
	47	+	City of Annapolis, THE CITY OF BOWIE, the City of Laurel, and Ocean City. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1439
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51		-	14–801. 1
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53		-	~~(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated~~. 2
	51	+	14–803. 1
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55		-	(e) “Jurisdictions” means the 23 counties within Maryland, Baltimore City, the 3
56		-	City of Annapolis, THE CITY OF BOWIE, the City of Laurel, and Ocean City. 4
	53	+	(1) Article 1. Purpose. 2
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58		-	14–803. 5
	55	+	(a) (1) The purpose of this Compact is to provide for emergency management 3
	56	+	mutual assistance between the jurisdictions entering into this Compact. 4
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60		-	(1) Article 1. Purpose. 6
	58	+	(2) This Compact also shall provide for mutual cooperation in emergency 5
	59	+	management–related exercises, testing, or other training activities. 6
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62		-	(a) (1) The purpose of this Compact is to provide for emergency management 7
63		-	mutual assistance between the jurisdictions entering into this Compact. 8
	61	+	(2) Article 2. Requests for Assistance. 7
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65		-	(2) This Compact also shall provide for mutual cooperation in emergency 9
66		-	management–related exercises, testing, or other training activities. 10
	63	+	(b) (1) The senior elected official of each jurisdiction shall designate 8
	64	+	authorized representatives. An authorized representative of a party jurisdiction may 9
	65	+	request assistance from another party jurisdiction by contacting an authorized 10
	66	+	representative of that jurisdiction. 11
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68		-	(2) Article 2. Requests for Assistance. 11
	68	+	(2) The provisions of this Compact shall apply only to requests for 12
	69	+	assistance made by and to authorized representatives. 13
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70		-	(b) (1) The senior elected official of each jurisdiction shall designate 12
71		-	authorized representatives. An authorized representative of a party jurisdiction may 13
72		-	request assistance from another party jurisdiction by contacting an authorized 14
73		-	representative of that jurisdiction. 15
	71	+	(3) Requests may be verbal or in writing. 14
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75		-	(2) The ~~provisions of this Compact~~ shall ~~apply only to requests for 16~~
76		-	~~assistance made by and to authorized representatives~~. 17
	73	+	(4) If verbal, the request shall be confirmed in writing at the earliest 15
	74	+	possible date, but no later than 10 calendar days following the verbal request. 16
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78		-	(3) Requests ~~may be verbal or in writing.~~ 18
	76	+	(5) Written requests shall provide the following information: 17
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80		-	(4) If verbal, the request shall be confirmed in writing at the earliest 19
81		-	possible date, but no later than 10 calendar days following the verbal request. 20
	78	+	(i) The functional areas for which assistance is needed, including 18
	79	+	fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical services, transportation, 19
	80	+	communications, public works and engineering, building inspection, planning and 20
	81	+	information assistance, mass care, resource support, health and medical services, and 21
	82	+	search and rescue; 22
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83		-	(5) Written requests shall provide the following information: 21
	84	+	(ii) The mission, capability, size, and amount of the requested aid; 23
	85	+	and 24
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85		-	(i) The functional areas for which assistance is needed, including 22
86		-	fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical services, transportation, 23
87		-	communications, public works and engineering, building inspection, planning and 24
88		-	information assistance, mass care, resource support, health and medical services, and 25
89		-	search and rescue; 26
	87	+	(iii) The logistics, location, and time for staging the aid from a 25
	88	+	responding party jurisdiction. 26
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91		-	(ii) The mission, capability, size, and amount of the requested aid; 27
92		-	and 28
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94		-	(iii) The logistics, location, and time for staging the aid from a 29
95		-	responding party jurisdiction. 30
	90	+	(6) There shall be frequent consultations between the Maryland 27
	91	+	Department of Emergency Management and appropriate representatives of the party 28
	92	+	jurisdictions with the unhindered exchange of information and plans generally relating to 29
	93	+	emergency management. 30
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99		-	(6) There shall be frequent consultations between the Maryland 1
100		-	Department of Emergency Management and appropriate representatives of the party 2
101		-	jurisdictions with the unhindered exchange of information and plans generally relating to 3
102		-	emergency management. 4
	97	+	(7) An authorized representative of the requesting party jurisdiction will 1
	98	+	advise the Maryland Department of Emergency Management of verbal requests and 2
	99	+	provide copies of written requests. 3
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104		-	(7) An authorized representative of the requesting party jurisdiction will 5
105		-	advise the Maryland Department of Emergency Management of verbal requests and 6
106		-	provide copies of written requests. 7
	101	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4
	102	+	October 1, 2022. 5
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108		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 8
109		-	October 1, 2022. 9
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114		-	Approved:
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116		-	Governor.
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118		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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120		-	President of the Senate.