Ch. 5

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

current law and practice, references to the United States Air Force have been added
where there are references to the United States Army. The only exception to this is in
§ 13-305 of this title, which requires appointment of a Deputy Assistant Adjutant
General for the Maryland Army National Guard but is silent regarding this position
for the Air National Guard.

Also this title adds a definition of "State active duty". It replaces various
references in former Article 65 to "active duty status", "active service", and "military
service". The terms "active duty" and "active military service", although not defined,
also appear in this title. "Active duty" includes both State active duty and active duty
under federal law.

Throughout this title, the terms "enlisted individuals" and "enlisted individual"
are substituted for the former terms "enlisted men", "enlisted man", and "enlisted
person". Under Art. 1, § 7, "[u]nless the General Assembly specifically provides
otherwise in a particular statute, all words in this code importing one gender include
and apply to the other gender as well". Also, the references to an "individual" are
substituted for the former references to a "person" because only an individual and not
the other entities included in the defined term "person" can be members of the militia.
See § 1-101 of this article for the definition of "person".

Former Art. 65, § 77, which established severability for former Article 65, is
deleted as unnecessary in light of Art. 1, § 23, which establishes severability for all
statutes enacted after July 1, 1973.

TITLE 14. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

SUBTITLE 1. MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ACT.
14-101. DEFINITIONS.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from the introductory phrase of former Art. 16A, § 3.

It is restated in the standard introductory language to a definition section.

(B)     DIRECTOR.

"DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF MEMA.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added as a shorthand
reference to the Director of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency.

Defined term: "MEMA" § 14-101

(C)     EMERGENCY.

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