Maine Emergency Management Act (Maine Revised Statutes: Title 37-B, Chapter 13) Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sous-division territoriale Maine Type du document Législation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén., Général Mot clé Risques Gouvernance Système d'alerte précoce Évaluation/gestion des risques Santé publique Institution Questions de procédures Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This act regulates emergency management. Its purposes are to establish the Maine Emergency Management Agency to lessen the effects of disaster on the lives and property of the people of the State through leadership, coordination and support in the 4 phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery; authorize the creation of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the State; confer upon the Governor and the executive heads of governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the State certain emergency powers; provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions of the State and with other states and provinces of Canada for the accomplishment of emergency management functions; and authorize the Maine Emergency Management Agency to coordinate the State's homeland security-related preparedness, response, recovery, prevention and protection activities. It is declared to be the policy of the State that all emergency management and homeland security functions be coordinated to the maximum extent with the comparable functions of the Federal Government, including its various departments and agencies, of other states and localities, and of private agencies so that the most effective preparation and use may be made of the nation's workforce, resources and facilities for dealing with any disaster that may occur. Texte intégral Anglais Site web legislature.maine.gov Références - Législation Implementé par Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public Health – COVID-19 (Governor of the State of Maine) Législation | États-Unis d'Amérique | 2020 Mot clé: Santé publique, Risques, Évaluation/gestion des risques Source: FAO, FAOLEX