2021 -- H 5287 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Williams, Noret, Kazarian, and | |
Date Introduced: January 29, 2021 | |
Referred To: House State Government & Elections | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 30-15 of the General Laws entitled "Emergency Management" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 30-15-9.1. Establishment of joint general assembly emergency council relating to |
4 | disaster emergencies. |
5 | (a) A joint general assembly emergency council is hereby created to deal with disaster |
6 | emergencies and the restoration of the state's economy. |
7 | (b) The joint council shall consist of the following members: |
8 | (1) The speaker of the house of representatives; |
9 | (2) The president of the senate; |
10 | (3) The majority leader of the house of representatives; |
11 | (4) The majority leader of the senate; |
12 | (5) The minority leader of the house of representatives; |
13 | (6) The minority leader of the senate; |
14 | (7) The finance chair of the house of representatives; |
15 | (8) The finance chair of the senate; and |
16 | (9) Two (2) members of the executive branch as designated by the governor. |
17 | (c) The joint council shall be activated ninety (90) days after a state of emergency shall be |
18 | declared by executive order or proclamation of the governor, pursuant to the provisions of ยง 30-15- |
19 | 9(b), for the purpose of determining whether the state of emergency has ended and to address the |
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1 | restoration of the state's economy, if necessary. |
2 | (d) All determinations made by the joint council shall not become effective until passage |
3 | of a concurrent resolution and/or the necessary statutory relief. |
4 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | |
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1 | This act would establish a joint general assembly emergency council consisting of ten (10) |
2 | members, two (2) of whom from the executive branch, to be activated ninety (90) days after a state |
3 | emergency declared by the governor to determine if the state of emergency has ended and to address |
4 | the restoration of the state's economy, if necessary. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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