Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 214-5-3 - ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF DISASTER RECOVERY TEAM AGENCIES1.Role of DRT Agencies. All agencies that are designated as part of the State's Disaster Recovery Team ("DRT") pursuant to Executive Order 2015-010, dated October 14, 2015, entitled "An Order Updating the State of Maine Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery Teams," ("ERT/DRT Executive Order") are available upon request of the Agency to assist in short-term, mid-term, and long-term recovery from a disaster in the State of Maine.2.Authority. The Agency's authority to request or direct the participation of DRT Agencies is derived from the ERT/DRT Executive Order. The authority of DRT Agencies to perform their roles in disaster recovery, including the implementation of this rule, is derived from the ERT/DRT Executive Order and the agencies' respective enabling statutes. 3.Priority. Upon request by the Agency, each DRT Agency will give first priority to those activities within its primary mission that are necessary to reduce or eliminate the effects of the emergency conditions and/or support the short-term recovery of communities and individuals.15- 214 C.M.R. ch. 5, § 3