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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

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Williams, Noret, Kazarian, and
Ackerman

     Date Introduced: January 29, 2021

     Referred To: House State Government & Elections

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 30-15 of the General Laws entitled "Emergency Management" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     30-15-9.1. Establishment of joint general assembly emergency council relating to

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disaster emergencies.

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     (a) A joint general assembly emergency council is hereby created to deal with disaster

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emergencies and the restoration of the state's economy.

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     (b) The joint council shall consist of the following members:

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     (1) The speaker of the house of representatives;

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     (2) The president of the senate;

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     (3) The majority leader of the house of representatives;

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     (4) The majority leader of the senate;

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     (5) The minority leader of the house of representatives;

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     (6) The minority leader of the senate;

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     (7) The finance chair of the house of representatives;

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     (8) The finance chair of the senate; and

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     (9) Two (2) members of the executive branch as designated by the governor.

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     (c) The joint council shall be activated ninety (90) days after a state of emergency shall be

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declared by executive order or proclamation of the governor, pursuant to the provisions of ยง 30-15-

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9(b), for the purpose of determining whether the state of emergency has ended and to address the

 

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restoration of the state's economy, if necessary.

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     (d) All determinations made by the joint council shall not become effective until passage

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of a concurrent resolution and/or the necessary statutory relief.

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     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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     This act would establish a joint general assembly emergency council consisting of ten (10)

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members, two (2) of whom from the executive branch, to be activated ninety (90) days after a state

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emergency declared by the governor to determine if the state of emergency has ended and to address

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the restoration of the state's economy, if necessary.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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