H.B. 107

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE
2 COUNCIL
3 2008 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda
6 Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill modifies the Emergency Management Act by amending the name,
11 membership, and duties of the Disaster Emergency Advisory Council to the Emergency
12 Management Administration Council.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . changes the name of the Disaster Emergency Advisory Council to the Emergency
16 Management Administration Council;
17 . expands its duties to include coordination with both state and local government
18 agencies on government emergency prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response,
19 and recovery actions and activities;
20 . changes the membership of the council;
21 . requires the council to coordinate with existing emergency management entities;
22 . allows the council to create additional committees and task forces as needed; and
23 . makes technical changes.
24 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
25 None
26 Other Special Clauses:
27 This bill coordinates with H.B. 63, Recodification of Title 63, State Affairs in General,

28 by providing technical amendments.
29 Utah Code Sections Affected:
30 AMENDS:
31 63-5-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 66
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33 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
34 Section 1. Section 63-5-4 is amended to read:
35 63-5-4. Emergency Management Administration Council created -- Function --
36 Composition -- Expenses.
37 (1) [A Disaster Emergency Advisory Council is created] There is created the
38 Emergency Management Administration Council to provide advice [to the governor on matters
39 relating to state government emergency disaster response] and coordination for state and local
40 government agencies on government emergency prevention, mitigation, preparedness,
41 response, and recovery actions and activities.
42 (2) The council shall meet at the call of the [governor] chair, but at least quarterly.
43 [(3) The Disaster Emergency Advisory Council comprises the:]
44 (3) The council shall be made up of the:
45 (a) lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's designee;
46 (b) attorney general, or the attorney general's designee;
47 [(c) president of the Senate;]
48 [(d) speaker of the House of Representatives;]
49 [(e)] (c) heads of the following state agencies, or their designees:
50 (i) Department of Public Safety;
51 (ii) Division of Homeland Security;
52 [(iii) Building Board; and]
53 [(iv) Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;]
54 [(f) executive directors of the following departments:]
55 [(i)] (iii) Department of Transportation;
56 [(ii) Human Services;]
57 [(iii)] (iv) Department of Health;
58 [(iv)] (v) Department of Environmental Quality;

59 [(v)] (vi) Department of Community and Economic Development; and
60 [(vi)] (vii) Department of Natural Resources;
61 [(g) representative] (d) adjutant general of the National Guard [appointed by the
62 governor with the consent of the Senate] or the adjutant general's designee;
63 [(h)] (e) commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner's designee;
64 [(i) state planning coordinator; and]
65 [(j) representatives from two statewide, nongovernmental service organizations
66 appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate.]
67 (f) two representatives with expertise in emergency management appointed by the Utah
68 League of Cities and Towns;
69 (g) two representatives with expertise in emergency management appointed by the
70 Utah Association of Counties; and
71 (h) up to four additional members appointed by the chair of the council.
72 (4) The commissioner of Public Safety shall serve as the chair of the council.
73 (5) (a) [(i)] State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary,
74 per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses
75 incurred in the performance of their official duties from the council at the rates established by
76 the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
77 [(ii)] (b) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per
78 diem and expenses for their service.
79 [(b) Legislators on the committee shall receive compensation and expenses as provided
80 by law and legislative rule.]
81 (6) The council shall coordinate with existing emergency management related entities
82 including:
83 (a) the Homeland Security Regional Committees established by the Department of
84 Public Safety;
85 (b) the Statewide Mutual Aid Committee established under Section 53-2-503 ; and
86 (c) the Hazardous Chemical Emergency Response Commission designated under
87 Section 63-5-5 .
88 (7) The council may establish other committees and task forces as determined
89 necessary by the council to carry out the duties of the council.

90 Section 2. Coordinating H.B. 107 with H.B. 63 -- Technical amendments.
91 If this H.B. 107 and H.B. 63, Recodification of Title 63, State Affairs in General, both
92 pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
93 Counsel shall, when preparing the Utah Code database for publication, change the reference in
94 Subsection 63-5-4 (6)(c) to "Section 63-5-5 " with "Section 63K-3-301" .




Legislative Review Note
as of 12-13-07 6:56 AM

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