Maine Emergency Management Act

Maine · Maine Veterans' Small Business Loan Act (Repealed) · §§ 701 to 852 · 57 sections

Overview

The act establishes a statewide framework for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and other emergencies, placing administration with a state emergency management agency headed by a director responsible for a comprehensive emergency management plan and related statewide programs, advised by an emergency management council, and vesting the governor with general emergency powers. It authorizes political subdivisions to establish local and joint local emergency management organizations, and provides for mutual aid and interlocal agreements, acceptance of outside aid and funding, dedicated disaster response and hazard mitigation accounts, and the use of existing public services, facilities, and personnel during an emergency. It also governs liability arising from emergency work, granting immunity to participating governments, their employees, and covered volunteers, and creates an administrative claims and compensation system, including compensation boards, that generally serves as the exclusive remedy for injury or death suffered in emergency management activities.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 701Title; purpose
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 702Policy
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 703Definitions
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 704Director; duties
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 705Rules; appeal from administrative action
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 706Citizens' Civil Emergency Commission
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 707Grants and gifts
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 708Homeland Security Advisory Council
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 709Governor's homeland security advisor
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 741Governor's powers
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 742Emergency proclamation
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 743Termination of emergency
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 744Disaster relief
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 745Disaster Recovery Fund
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 746Federal funds received due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 747Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 781Municipal, county and regional agencies
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 782Agency directors
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 783Disaster emergency plan
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 784Mutual aid arrangements
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 784-ARight to call for and employ assistance
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 784-BMaine First Responders State-wide Mutual Aid Agreement
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 785State Civil Service Appeals Board services
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 786Enforcement
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 791General provisions
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 792State Emergency Response Commission
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 793Local emergency planning committees
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 794Local emergency response plans
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 795Facility emergency response plans
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 796Material safety data sheets
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 797Maine chemical inventory report
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 798Emergency notification
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 799Toxic chemical release reports
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 800Trade secrets
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 801Fees
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 802Emergency Response Commission Fund
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 803Agency responsibilities
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 804Local authority
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 805Community right to know
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 806Enforcement; penalties
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 821Eminent domain
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 822Immunity
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 823Compensation for injuries received in line of duty
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 824Appropriations
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 825Acceptance of aid
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 826Transfer of equipment
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 827Aid in emergency; penalty
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 828Right-of-way; violation
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 829Enforcement
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 830Violations
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 831Utilization of existing services and facilities
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 832Political activity prohibited
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 833Civil emergency preparedness personnel
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 834Inconsistent laws suspended
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 850Search and rescue plan
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 851Mass fatality plan
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 37-B, § 852Plans deemed part of statewide comprehensive plan

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