Revision: March 27, 2014, midnight
HB 493-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
08/10
HOUSE BILL 493-FN
AN ACT relative to emergency compacts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Peterson, Hills 21; Rep. Notter, Hills 21
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill repeals New Hampshire’s adoption of the emergency management assistance compact and northeastern American/Canadian emergency management assistance compact.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0168
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to emergency compacts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Withdrawal from Compact. The governor shall give notice in writing of New Hampshire’s withdrawal from the Northeastern American/Canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact to the governors of all other party jurisdictions signed onto the compact.
2 Northeastern American/Canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact. Amend the chapter title of RSA 108 to read as follows:
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT [AND NORTHEASTERN
AMERICAN/CANADIAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT]
3 Northeastern American/Canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact. Amend the RSA 108:1 to read as follows:
108:1 Authority. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as approved by the United?States Congress, P.L. 104-321, hereinafter “EMAC,” [and the Northeastern American/Canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as authorized by Article IV(c) of the 1986 Agreement between the United States and Canada on Cooperation in Comprehensive Emergency Planning and Management, hereinafter “NAEMAC,’]’ is made and entered into by and between the participating party jurisdictions. The state of New Hampshire, through its governor, duly authorized, solemnly agrees with any other jurisdiction which is or may become a signatory to these compacts as provided herein.
4 Northeastern American/Canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact. Amend the RSA 108:2 to read as follows:
108:2 Definitions. In this chapter:
I. “Party jurisdiction” as to EMAC means the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territorial possessions and is intended to mean the same as “party state” in United States P.L. 104-321; as to NAEMAC, party jurisdiction means the several northeastern states of the United States and the several eastern Canadian provinces.
II. “Governor” means the governor, [premier] or highest executive official of each party jurisdiction.
III. “Federal Government” means the government of the United States and the government of Canada.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
13-0168
Revised 01/29/13
HB 493 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to emergency compacts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Safety states this bill, as introduced, will have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Safety states this bill withdraws New Hampshire from the Northeastern American/Canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact. The Department notes the compact gives New Hampshire the option of seeking disaster assistance from a Canadian province or providing disaster assistance to a Canadian province. The Department states the compact does not bind the state in any way to provide assistance or require a Canadian province to provide such aid. The Department also states the compact requires the receiving jurisdiction to pay all costs associated with the assistance including transportation costs. Accordingly, the Department states the proposed legislation will have no fiscal impact on state, county, or local expenditures and revenue.