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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 | *hb0789* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 789 | |
| 11 | 8 | E4 3lr2322 | |
| 12 | 9 | CF SB 650 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegate D. Jones | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 8, 2023 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Appropriations | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 11, 2023 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Public Safety – State Disaster Recovery Fund 2 | |
| 25 | - | Catastrophic Event Account – Unit of Local Government – Authorized Fund 3 | |
| 26 | 19 | ||
| 27 | - | FOR the purpose of establishing the State Disaster Recovery Fund to provide disaster 4 | |
| 28 | - | related assistance under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Department 5 | |
| 29 | - | of Emergency Management to administer the Fund; and generally relating to the 6 | |
| 30 | - | State Disaster Recovery Fund making alterations to the Catastrophic Event Account 7 | |
| 31 | - | authorized uses to allow funds to be used by a unit of local government; and generally 8 | |
| 32 | - | relating to the Catastrophic Event Account. 9 | |
| 20 | + | FOR the purpose of establishing the State Disaster Recovery Fund to provide disaster 3 | |
| 21 | + | related assistance under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Department 4 | |
| 22 | + | of Emergency Management to administer the Fund; and generally relating to the 5 | |
| 23 | + | State Disaster Recovery Fund. 6 | |
| 33 | 24 | ||
| 34 | - | BY adding to | |
| 35 | - | Article – Public Safety | |
| 36 | - | Section 14–110.5 | |
| 37 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 38 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume) | |
| 25 | + | BY adding to 7 | |
| 26 | + | Article – Public Safety 8 | |
| 27 | + | Section 14–110.5 9 | |
| 28 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 29 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume) 11 | |
| 39 | 30 | ||
| 40 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15 | |
| 41 | - | Article – State Finance and Procurement 16 | |
| 42 | - | Section 7–324 17 | |
| 43 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 18 | |
| 44 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 19 | |
| 31 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 | |
| 32 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 | |
| 45 | 33 | ||
| 46 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20 | |
| 47 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 | |
| 34 | + | Article – Public Safety 14 | |
| 35 | + | ||
| 36 | + | 14–110.5. 15 | |
| 37 | + | ||
| 38 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE 16 | |
| 39 | + | MEANINGS INDICATED . 17 | |
| 40 | + | ||
| 41 | + | (2) “FUND” MEANS THE STATE DISASTER RECOVERY FUND. 18 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | (3) “LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION” MEANS A FORMAL 19 | |
| 44 | + | REQUEST FOR STATE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY ASSISTA NCE MADE AS A 20 | |
| 45 | + | RESULT OF AN EMERGEN CY BY THE SENIOR ELE CTED OFFICIAL THROUG H THE 21 | |
| 46 | + | LOCAL ORGANIZATION F OR EMERGENCY MANAGEM ENT. 22 | |
| 48 | 47 | 2 HOUSE BILL 789 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | - | ||
| 50 | + | (B) THERE IS A STATE DISASTER RECOVERY FUND. 1 | |
| 52 | 51 | ||
| 53 | - | ||
| 52 | + | (C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE : 2 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 3 | |
| 56 | - | INDICATED. 4 | |
| 54 | + | (1) DISASTER RECOVERY AS SISTANCE TO INDIVIDU ALS AND FAMILIES 3 | |
| 55 | + | WHEN A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS SUBMI TTED A REQUEST FOR A DISASTER 4 | |
| 56 | + | DECLARATION BUT A FE DERAL DISASTER DECLA RATION IS NOT RECEIV ED; 5 | |
| 57 | 57 | ||
| 58 | - | (2) “FUND” MEANS THE STATE DISASTER RECOVERY FUND. 5 | |
| 58 | + | (2) DISASTER RECOVERY AS SISTANCE TO UNITS OF LOCAL 6 | |
| 59 | + | GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE FOR THE REPAIR , RESTORATION , RECONSTRUCTION , 7 | |
| 60 | + | OR REPLACEMENT OF A PUBLIC FACILITY DAMA GED OR DESTROYED WHE N A 8 | |
| 61 | + | FEDERAL DISASTER DEC LARATION IS NOT RECE IVED; 9 | |
| 59 | 62 | ||
| 60 | - | (3) “LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION” MEANS A FORMAL REQUEST 6 | |
| 61 | - | FOR STATE DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY ASSISTA NCE MADE AS A RESULT OF 7 | |
| 62 | - | AN EMERGENCY BY THE SENIOR ELECTED OFFIC IAL THROUGH THE LOCAL 8 | |
| 63 | - | ORGANIZATION FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT . 9 | |
| 63 | + | (3) LOW–INTEREST OR NO –INTEREST LOANS TO BUSIN ESSES AND 10 | |
| 64 | + | NONPROFITS FOR DISAS TER RECOVERY ASSISTA NCE WHEN A FEDERAL D ISASTER 11 | |
| 65 | + | DECLARATION IS NOT R ECEIVED; 12 | |
| 64 | 66 | ||
| 65 | - | (B) THERE IS A STATE DISASTER RECOVERY FUND. 10 | |
| 67 | + | (4) DISASTER–RELATED ASSISTANCE F OR UNMET NEEDS OF 13 | |
| 68 | + | INDIVIDUALS AND FAMI LIES FOLLOWING A FED ERAL DISASTER DECLAR ATION; 14 | |
| 66 | 69 | ||
| 67 | - | (C) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE : 11 | |
| 70 | + | (5) DISASTER–RELATED ASSISTANCE F OR UNMET NEEDS OF 15 | |
| 71 | + | INDIVIDUALS AND FAMI LIES WHO HAVE BEEN D ENIED FEDERAL ASSIST ANCE BUT 16 | |
| 72 | + | OTHERWISE MEET CRITE RIA ESTABLISHED FOR THE FUND; AND 17 | |
| 68 | 73 | ||
| 69 | - | (1) DISASTER RECOVERY AS SISTANCE TO INDIVIDU ALS AND FAMILIES 12 | |
| 70 | - | WHEN A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS SUBMI TTED A REQUEST FOR A DISASTER 13 | |
| 71 | - | DECLARATION BUT A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IS NOT RECEIVED; 14 | |
| 74 | + | (6) MATCHING FUNDS FOR A SSISTANCE TO INDIVID UALS AND STATE 18 | |
| 75 | + | AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AL UNITS AFTER A FEDERA L DISASTER DECLARATI ON. 19 | |
| 72 | 76 | ||
| 73 | - | (2) DISASTER RECOVERY AS SISTANCE TO UNITS OF LOCAL 15 | |
| 74 | - | GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE FOR THE REPAIR , RESTORATION , RECONSTRUCTION , 16 | |
| 75 | - | OR REPLACEMENT OF A PUBLIC FACILITY DAMA GED OR DESTROYED WHE N A 17 | |
| 76 | - | FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IS NOT RECEIVED; 18 | |
| 77 | + | (D) THE FUND: 20 | |
| 77 | 78 | ||
| 78 | - | (3) LOW–INTEREST OR NO –INTEREST LOANS TO BU SINESSES AND 19 | |
| 79 | - | NONPROFITS FOR DISAS TER RECOVERY ASSISTA NCE WHEN A FEDERAL D ISASTER 20 | |
| 80 | - | DECLARATION IS NOT R ECEIVED; 21 | |
| 79 | + | (1) IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO § 21 | |
| 80 | + | 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE; 22 | |
| 81 | 81 | ||
| 82 | - | (4) DISASTER–RELATED ASSISTANCE F OR UNMET NEEDS OF 22 | |
| 83 | - | INDIVIDUALS AND FAMI LIES FOLLOWING A FED ERAL DISASTER DECLAR ATION; 23 | |
| 82 | + | (2) SHALL BE AVAILABLE I N PERPETUITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF 23 | |
| 83 | + | PROVIDING DISASTER R ECOVERY ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 24 | |
| 84 | + | PROVISIONS OF THIS S ECTION; 25 | |
| 84 | 85 | ||
| 85 | - | (5) DISASTER–RELATED ASSISTANCE F OR UNMET NEEDS OF 24 | |
| 86 | - | INDIVIDUALS AND FAMI LIES WHO HAVE BEEN D ENIED FEDERAL ASSIST ANCE BUT 25 | |
| 87 | - | OTHERWISE MEET CRITE RIA ESTABLISHED FOR THE FUND; AND 26 | |
| 86 | + | (3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, MAY 26 | |
| 87 | + | BE USED ONLY IF: 27 | |
| 88 | 88 | ||
| 89 | - | (6) MATCHING FUNDS FOR A SSISTANCE TO INDIVID UALS AND STATE 27 | |
| 90 | - | AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AL UNITS AFTER A FED ERAL DISASTER DECLAR ATION. 28 | |
| 91 | - | ||
| 92 | - | (D) THE FUND: 29 | |
| 89 | + | (I) THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY; 28 | |
| 90 | + | OR 29 | |
| 93 | 91 | HOUSE BILL 789 3 | |
| 94 | 92 | ||
| 95 | 93 | ||
| 96 | - | ( | |
| 97 | - | ||
| 94 | + | (II) A LOCAL ORGANIZATION FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 1 | |
| 95 | + | REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND; 2 | |
| 98 | 96 | ||
| 99 | - | (2) SHALL BE AVAILABLE I N PERPETUITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF 3 | |
| 100 | - | PROVIDING DISASTER R ECOVERY ASSISTANCE I N ACCORDANCE WITH TH E 4 | |
| 101 | - | PROVISIONS OF THIS S ECTION; 5 | |
| 97 | + | (4) IS NOT INTENDED TO D UPLICATE OR REPLACE FEDERAL 3 | |
| 98 | + | DISASTER ASSISTANCE ; AND 4 | |
| 102 | 99 | ||
| 103 | - | ( | |
| 104 | - | ||
| 100 | + | (5) MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE OT HER THAN THOSE 5 | |
| 101 | + | DESCRIBED IN THIS SE CTION. 6 | |
| 105 | 102 | ||
| 106 | - | ( | |
| 107 | - | ||
| 103 | + | (E) A PORTION OF THE FUND MAY BE USED TO ADMINISTER THE FUND, 7 | |
| 104 | + | INCLUDING PROVIDING DISASTER CASE MANAGE MENT RESOURCES . 8 | |
| 108 | 105 | ||
| 109 | - | (II) A LOCAL ORGANIZATION FOR EMERGENCY MANAGE MENT 10 | |
| 110 | - | REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND; 11 | |
| 106 | + | (F) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2025, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN 9 | |
| 107 | + | THE ANNUAL BUDGET BI LL A SUFFICIENT APPR OPRIATION TO BRING T HE MINIMUM 10 | |
| 108 | + | BALANCE OF THE FUND TO AT LEAST $20,000,000 AT THE START OF EACH FISCAL 11 | |
| 109 | + | YEAR, WITH FUNDS CONSISTIN G OF: 12 | |
| 111 | 110 | ||
| 112 | - | (4) IS NOT INTENDED TO D UPLICATE OR REPLACE FEDERAL 12 | |
| 113 | - | DISASTER ASSISTANCE ; AND 13 | |
| 111 | + | (1) MONEY APPROPRIATED I N THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 13 | |
| 114 | 112 | ||
| 115 | - | ( | |
| 116 | - | ||
| 113 | + | (2) REPAYMENTS OF PRINCI PAL AND INTEREST FRO M LOANS MADE 14 | |
| 114 | + | FROM THE FUND; 15 | |
| 117 | 115 | ||
| 118 | - | (E) A PORTION OF THE FUND MAY BE USED TO A DMINISTER THE FUND, 16 | |
| 119 | - | INCLUDING PROVIDING DISASTER CASE MANAGE MENT RESOURCES . 17 | |
| 116 | + | (3) REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNME NT OR OTHER 16 | |
| 117 | + | LEGAL ENTITIES FOR D ISASTER RECOVERY ASS ISTANCE EXPENDITURES MADE 17 | |
| 118 | + | FROM THE FUND; AND 18 | |
| 120 | 119 | ||
| 121 | - | (F) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2025, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN 18 | |
| 122 | - | THE ANNUAL BUDGET BI LL A SUFFICIENT APPROPRIATION TO BRING THE MINIMUM 19 | |
| 123 | - | BALANCE OF THE FUND TO AT LEAST $20,000,000 AT THE START OF EACH FISCAL 20 | |
| 124 | - | YEAR, WITH FUNDS CONSISTIN G OF: 21 | |
| 120 | + | (4) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 19 | |
| 121 | + | THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 20 | |
| 125 | 122 | ||
| 126 | - | (1) MONEY APPROPRIATED I N THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 22 | |
| 123 | + | (G) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND IN 21 | |
| 124 | + | THE SAME MAN NER THAT OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 22 | |
| 127 | 125 | ||
| 128 | - | (2) REPAYMENTS OF PRINCI PAL AND INTEREST FRO M LOANS MADE 23 | |
| 129 | - | FROM THE FUND; 24 | |
| 126 | + | (H) ANY FUNDS EXPENDED FR OM THE FUND ARE SUPPLEMENTAL TO AND 23 | |
| 127 | + | ARE NOT INTENDED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF FU NDING THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE 24 | |
| 128 | + | APPROPRIATED TO ELIG IBLE RECIPIENTS FROM THE FUND FOR ANY OTHER 25 | |
| 129 | + | PURPOSE. 26 | |
| 130 | 130 | ||
| 131 | - | (3) REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNME NT OR OTHER 25 | |
| 132 | - | LEGAL ENTITIES FOR D ISASTER RECOVERY ASS ISTANCE EXPENDITURES MADE 26 | |
| 133 | - | FROM THE FUND; AND 27 | |
| 131 | + | (I) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL : 27 | |
| 134 | 132 | ||
| 135 | - | (4) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED FOR 28 | |
| 136 | - | THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 29 | |
| 133 | + | (1) ADMINISTER THE FUND; 28 | |
| 137 | 134 | ||
| 138 | - | ( | |
| 139 | - | THE | |
| 135 | + | (2) ESTABLISH ELIGIBILIT Y CRITERIA, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES 29 | |
| 136 | + | FOR THE ADMINISTRATI ON OF THE FUND, WHILE CONSIDERING EX ISTING STATE 30 4 HOUSE BILL 789 | |
| 140 | 137 | ||
| 141 | 138 | ||
| 139 | + | DISASTER RECOVERY PR OGRAMS AND FEDERAL D ISASTER RELIEF AND R ECOVERY 1 | |
| 140 | + | REQUIREMENTS; AND 2 | |
| 142 | 141 | ||
| 143 | - | ( | |
| 144 | - | ||
| 145 | - | ||
| 146 | - | ||
| 142 | + | (3) CONSULT WITH APPROPR IATE STATE AGENCIES AND LO CAL 3 | |
| 143 | + | ORGANIZATIONS FOR EM ERGENCY MANAGEMENT I N THE DEVELOPMENT OF 4 | |
| 144 | + | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA , POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR A DMINISTRATION OF THE 5 | |
| 145 | + | FUND. 6 | |
| 147 | 146 | ||
| 148 | - | ( | |
| 147 | + | (J) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABL ISH: 7 | |
| 149 | 148 | ||
| 150 | - | (1) | |
| 149 | + | (1) REGULATIONS RELATED T O THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND; 8 | |
| 151 | 150 | ||
| 152 | - | (2) ESTABLISH ELIGIBILIT Y CRITERIA, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES 7 | |
| 153 | - | FOR THE ADMINISTRATI ON OF THE FUND, WHILE CONSIDERING EX ISTING STATE 8 | |
| 154 | - | DISASTER RECOVERY PR OGRAMS AND FEDERAL D ISASTER RELIEF AND R ECOVERY 9 | |
| 155 | - | REQUIREMENTS ; AND 10 | |
| 151 | + | (2) ACCOUNTS AND SUB –ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE FUND TO 9 | |
| 152 | + | EFFECTUATE THE PURPO SES OF THIS SECTION ; AND 10 | |
| 156 | 153 | ||
| 157 | - | (3) CONSULT WITH APPROPR IATE STATE AGENCIES AND LO CAL 11 | |
| 158 | - | ORGANIZATIONS FOR EM ERGENCY MANAGEMENT I N THE DEVELOPMENT OF 12 | |
| 159 | - | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA , POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATION O F THE 13 | |
| 160 | - | FUND. 14 | |
| 154 | + | (3) FORMAL ADVISORY BODI ES TO ADVISE ON THE ADMINISTRATION 11 | |
| 155 | + | OF THE FUND. 12 | |
| 161 | 156 | ||
| 162 | - | (J) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABL ISH: 15 | |
| 157 | + | (K) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND ON OR BEFORE EAC H 13 | |
| 158 | + | DECEMBER 31 THEREAFTER , THE SECRETARY SHALL REPOR T TO THE GOVERNOR 14 | |
| 159 | + | AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 15 | |
| 160 | + | GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE USE O F THE FUND FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. 16 | |
| 163 | 161 | ||
| 164 | - | ( | |
| 162 | + | (2) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE: 17 | |
| 165 | 163 | ||
| 166 | - | ( | |
| 167 | - | ||
| 164 | + | (I) THE NUMBER OF STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION S BY 18 | |
| 165 | + | THE GOVERNOR; 19 | |
| 168 | 166 | ||
| 169 | - | (3) FORMAL ADVISORY BOD IES TO ADVISE ON THE ADMINISTRATION 19 | |
| 170 | - | OF THE FUND. 20 | |
| 167 | + | (II) THE NUMBER OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY 20 | |
| 168 | + | DECLARATIONS AND LOC AL DISASTER DECLARAT IONS SUBMITTED TO TH E 21 | |
| 169 | + | SECRETARY AND THE REA SON FOR EACH DECLARATION ; 22 | |
| 171 | 170 | ||
| 172 | - | (K) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND ON OR BEFORE EAC H 21 | |
| 173 | - | DECEMBER 31 THEREAFTER , THE SECRETARY SHALL REPOR T TO THE GOVERNOR 22 | |
| 174 | - | AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE 23 | |
| 175 | - | GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE USE O F THE FUND FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. 24 | |
| 171 | + | (III) A SUMMARY OF THE DAM AGE ASSESSMENT DATA RELATED 23 | |
| 172 | + | TO EACH DECLARATION , AND THE DISPOSITION OF EACH REQUEST FOR THE 24 | |
| 173 | + | PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR ; 25 | |
| 176 | 174 | ||
| 177 | - | (2) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE: 25 | |
| 175 | + | (IV) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDIN G DISTRIBUTED TO EAC H ELIGIBLE 26 | |
| 176 | + | ENTITY BY THE FUND FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR; 27 | |
| 178 | 177 | ||
| 179 | - | (I) THE NUMBER OF STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION S BY 26 | |
| 180 | - | THE GOVERNOR; 27 | |
| 181 | - | ||
| 182 | - | (II) THE NUMBER OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY 28 | |
| 183 | - | DECLARATIONS AND LOC AL DISASTER DECLARATIONS SUBMITT ED TO THE 29 | |
| 184 | - | SECRETARY AND THE REA SON FOR EACH DECLARA TION; 30 | |
| 178 | + | (V) THE FUND BALANCE AT THE E ND OF THE PREVIOUS F ISCAL 28 | |
| 179 | + | YEAR; 29 | |
| 185 | 180 | HOUSE BILL 789 5 | |
| 186 | 181 | ||
| 187 | 182 | ||
| 188 | - | (III) A SUMMARY OF THE DAM AGE ASSESSMENT DATA RELATED 1 | |
| 189 | - | TO EACH DECLARATION , AND THE DISPOSITION OF EACH REQUEST FOR THE 2 | |
| 190 | - | PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR ; 3 | |
| 183 | + | (VI) ANY FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATIONS REQUEST ED AND 1 | |
| 184 | + | ASSOCIATED DAMAGE AS SESSMENT DATA FOR TH E PREVIOUS FISCAL YE AR; 2 | |
| 191 | 185 | ||
| 192 | - | ( | |
| 193 | - | ||
| 186 | + | (VII) A SUMMARY OF ANY FED ERAL DISASTER ASSIST ANCE 3 | |
| 187 | + | RECEIVED DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR ; 4 | |
| 194 | 188 | ||
| 195 | - | ( | |
| 196 | - | YEAR; | |
| 189 | + | (VIII) A SUMMARY OF ANY REG ULATIONS ISSUED RELA TED TO THE 5 | |
| 190 | + | FUND DURING THE PREVI OUS FISCAL YEAR ; AND 6 | |
| 197 | 191 | ||
| 198 | - | ( | |
| 199 | - | ||
| 192 | + | (IX) ANY RECOMMENDED CHAN GES TO THIS SECTION TO 7 | |
| 193 | + | INCREASE THE EFFICIE NCY AND EFFICACY OF THE FUND. 8 | |
| 200 | 194 | ||
| 201 | - | | |
| 202 | - | ||
| 195 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9 | |
| 196 | + | 1, 2023. 10 | |
| 203 | 197 | ||
| 204 | - | (VIII) A SUMMARY OF ANY REG ULATIONS ISSUED RELA TED TO THE 12 | |
| 205 | - | FUND DURING THE PREVI OUS FISCAL YEAR ; AND 13 | |
| 206 | - | ||
| 207 | - | (IX) ANY RECOMMENDED CHAN GES TO THIS SECTION TO 14 | |
| 208 | - | INCREASE THE EFFICIE NCY AND EFFICACY OF THE FUND. 15 | |
| 209 | - | ||
| 210 | - | Article – State Finance and Procurement 16 | |
| 211 | - | ||
| 212 | - | 7–324. 17 | |
| 213 | - | ||
| 214 | - | (a) In this section, “Account” means the Catastrophic Event Account. 18 | |
| 215 | - | ||
| 216 | - | (b) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Account is established to enable 19 | |
| 217 | - | the State OR A LOCAL GOVERNMEN T to respond without undue delay to a natural disaster 20 | |
| 218 | - | or other catastrophic situation, or federal civilian employee financial hardship from a full 21 | |
| 219 | - | or partial federal government shutdown due to a lapse in federal appropriations that cannot 22 | |
| 220 | - | be taken care of within the resources of existing appropriations. 23 | |
| 221 | - | ||
| 222 | - | (c) The Governor may provide an appropriation in the budget bill to the Account. 24 | |
| 223 | - | ||
| 224 | - | (d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, after a 15–day review and 25 | |
| 225 | - | comment period by the Legislative Policy Committee, the Governor may transfer funds by 26 | |
| 226 | - | budget amendment from the Account to the expenditure accounts of the appropriate unit 27 | |
| 227 | - | of State government OR UNIT OF LOCAL GOV ERNMENT. 28 | |
| 228 | - | ||
| 229 | - | (2) If the federal government is in a full or partial shutdown due to a lapse 29 | |
| 230 | - | in appropriations, after a 2–day review and comment period by the Legislative Policy 30 | |
| 231 | - | Committee, the Governor may transfer funds by budget amendment from the Account to 31 | |
| 232 | - | the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund established under § 32 | |
| 233 | - | 7–327 of this subtitle. 33 6 HOUSE BILL 789 | |
| 234 | - | ||
| 235 | - | ||
| 236 | - | ||
| 237 | - | (e) Funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account: 1 | |
| 238 | - | ||
| 239 | - | (1) may not be used to offset operating deficiencies in regular programs of 2 | |
| 240 | - | State government; but 3 | |
| 241 | - | ||
| 242 | - | (2) may be expended to assist a unit of State government OR UNIT OF 4 | |
| 243 | - | LOCAL GOVERNMENT in funding costs in connection with a natural disaster, a 5 | |
| 244 | - | catastrophic situation, or a full or partial federal government shutdown due to a lapse in 6 | |
| 245 | - | appropriations. 7 | |
| 246 | - | ||
| 247 | - | (f) (1) The Account is a continuing, nonlapsing fund which is not subject to § 8 | |
| 248 | - | 7–302 of this subtitle. 9 | |
| 249 | - | ||
| 250 | - | (2) The Treasurer shall separately hold, and the Comptroller shall account 10 | |
| 251 | - | for, the Account. 11 | |
| 252 | - | ||
| 253 | - | (3) The Account shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as 12 | |
| 254 | - | other State funds. 13 | |
| 255 | - | ||
| 256 | - | (4) Any investment earnings shall be subject to § 7–311(d) of this subtitle. 14 | |
| 257 | - | ||
| 258 | - | (g) Money appropriated to the Account does not revert to the Revenue 15 | |
| 259 | - | Stabilization Account. 16 | |
| 260 | - | ||
| 261 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17 | |
| 262 | - | 1, 2023. 18 | |
| 263 | - | ||
| 264 | - | ||
| 265 | - | ||
| 266 | - | ||
| 267 | - | Approved: | |
| 268 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 269 | - | Governor. | |
| 270 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 271 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 272 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 273 | - | President of the Senate. |