VARIOUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CHANGES.

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House Bill 15 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 30, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO (1) FACILITATE THE USE OF VEHICLES EXCLUSIVELY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, OR OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PURPOSES BY THE DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES; AND (2) DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO STUDY METHODS OF ALLOWING PRISONERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CLEANUP AND MITIGATION EFFORTS IN CONNECTION WITH STATES OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN THIS STATE.
Intro. by Faircloth, Saine, Boles.

Status: Ch. SL 2013-415 (House Action) (Aug 26 2013)

SOG comments (4):

Identical bill

Identical to S 38, filed 1/31/13.

Joint Emergency Management Oversight Committee Report

This bill was recommended by the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Emergency Management. The Committee's full report to the 2013 General Assembly is available on the General Assembly's website and the School of Government's Emergency Management website at www.sog.unc.edu/ncem.

Long title change

Senate committee substitute to the second edition changed the long title. Original long title was A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAWS OF THIS STATE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

Long title change

The Senate amendment to the 3rd edition amends the act's title. The original title was: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO (1) FACILITATE THE USE OF VEHICLES EXCLUSIVELY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING, OR OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PURPOSES BY THE DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES; (2) DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO STUDY METHODS OF ALLOWING PRISONERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CLEANUP AND MITIGATION EFFORTS IN CONNECTION WITH STATES OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN THIS STATE; AND (3) AMEND THE LAW GOVERNING ASSIGNMENT OF STATE‑OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES.

Bill History:

H 15/S.L. 2013-415

Bill Summaries: