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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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H.B. 305
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emergency measure; and generally relating to the establishment of a the
Maryland Security Council.
BY adding to
Article - State Government
Section 9-2501 through 9-2509, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle
25. Maryland Security Council"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - State Government
SUBTITLE 25. MARYLAND SECURITY COUNCIL.
9-2501.
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(B) "COUNCIL" MEANS THE MARYLAND SECURITY COUNCIL.
(C) "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND SECURITY
COUNCIL.
(D) "EMERGENCY' MEANS:
(1) THE THREAT OR OCCURRENCE OF ANY HURRICANE, TORNADO,
STORM, FLOOD, HIGH WATER, WIND-DRIVEN WATER, TIDAL WAVE, EARTHQUAKE,
LANDSLIDE, MUDSLIDE, SNOWSTORM, DROUGHT, FIRE, EXPLOSION, OR OTHER
CATASTROPHE IN ANY PART OF THE STATE WHICH REQUIRES STATE EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE TO SUPPLEMENT LOCAL EFFORTS IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES AND
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE; OR
(2) THE THREAT OR OCCURRENCE OF ANY ENEMY ATTACK, ACT OF
TERRORISM, OR PUBLIC HEALTH CATASTROPHE.
(E) (D) (1) "GOVERNMENTAL UNIT" MEANS A PERMANENT
INSTRUMENTALITY IN THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, OR JUDICIAL BRANCH OF
STATE GOVERNMENT.
(2) "GOVERNMENTAL UNIT' INCLUDES A DEPARTMENT, BOARD,
COMMISSION, AGENCY, OR SUBUNIT IN THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, OR JUDICIAL
BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
9-2502.
THERE IS A MARYLAND SECURITY COUNCIL WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.
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