d. Local emergency planning committee members

78078.0300 F~RST ENGROSSMENT wlth House Amendments ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2137 Sixtieth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota Introduced by Political Subdivisions Committee (At the request of the Adjutant General) 1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 37-17.1-02, 37-17.1-02.1, and 37-17.1-04, 2 subsections 3 and 6 of section 37-17.1-06, subsections 3 and 4 of section 37-17.1-07, 3 subsections 1 and 2 of section 37-17.1-07.1, subsection 3 of section 37-17.1-11, subsection 1 4 of section 37-17.1-12, section 37-17.1-13, subsections 2 and 4 of section 37-17.1-14.2, 5 sections 37-17.1-19, 37-17.1-20, 37-17.1-21, and 37-17.1-24, subsections 1 and 3 of section 6 37-17.1-25, and section 57-15-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the department 7 of emergency services and the North Dakota Disaster Act of 1985. 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: 9 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 37-17.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is 10 amended and reenacted as follows: 11 37-17.1-02. Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are to: 12 1. Reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, 13 and loss of life and property resulting from natural or manmade disasters or 14 emergencies, threats to homeland security. or hostile military or paramilitary 15 action. 16 2. Provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly start of restoration and 17 rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters or emergencies. 18 3. Clarify the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local governments in 19 prevention of. in mitigation of, preparation for, aA6 response to... and recovery from 20 disasters or emergencies. 21 4. Authorize and provide for coordination of emergency management activities by 22 agencies and officers of this state, and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, 23 and foreign activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may 24 participate. Page No. 1 78078.0300