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By the Committee on Domestic Security; and Senator Constantine
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to emergency management;
3 amending s. 252.32, F.S.; providing that it is
4 the policy of the Legislature to encourage
5 counties and municipalities to explore the use
6 of emerging technologies for the purpose of
7 disseminating information to the public before,
8 during, and after an emergency or natural
9 disaster; requiring the Department of Community
10 Affairs to compile a list of potential sources
11 of grant funds and disseminate the list to all
12 counties and municipalities so that they may
13 use the list as a guide for applying for
14 grants; amending s. 252.38, F.S.; authorizing a
15 county or municipality to establish a volunteer
16 disaster assistance recovery program;
17 authorizing advisory committees to negotiate
18 voluntary compliance standards and agreements
19 with local businesses; authorizing a county or
20 municipality to require that a representative
21 of a private utility be present at the local
22 emergency operations center for purposes of
23 coordination during an emergency or natural
24 disaster; providing an effective date.
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26 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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28 Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 252.32,
29 Florida Statutes, to read:
30 252.32 Policy and purpose.--
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1 (3) The Legislature, as a matter of public policy,
2 encourages counties and municipalities to explore the use of
3 emerging technologies as a means of disseminating information
4 to the public before, during, and after an emergency or
5 natural disaster. Use of the Internet, e-mail, text messaging,
6 and emergency telephone notification should be considered in
7 formulating strategies and plans for public communications. In
8 order to support efforts to increase the use of emerging
9 technologies, the Department of Community Affairs shall
10 compile a list of potential grant fund sources from federal
11 and state agencies and from private entities. The department
12 shall disseminate this list to all counties and municipalities
13 so that the counties and municipalities may use the list as a
14 guide for applying for grants.
15 Section 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to
16 subsection (3) of section 252.38, Florida Statutes, to read:
17 252.38 Emergency management powers of political
18 subdivisions.--Safeguarding the life and property of its
19 citizens is an innate responsibility of the governing body of
20 each political subdivision of the state.
21 (3) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS; POLITICAL
22 SUBDIVISIONS.--
23 (c) A county or municipality may establish a volunteer
24 disaster assistance recovery program within the county or
25 municipality for the purpose of facilitating and improving
26 communications between emergency managers and the public in
27 the event of an emergency or natural disaster, and for the
28 purpose of delivering supplies and services through
29 prearranged agreements with local businesses. Local
30 governments may form disaster assistance recovery advisory
31 committees to negotiate voluntary compliance standards and
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1 agreements with local businesses for the provision of goods
2 and services in the period immediately preceding, during, and
3 immediately after a declared emergency. The members of the
4 disaster assistance recovery advisory committee shall include,
5 but need not be limited to, residents of the county or
6 municipality and owners of businesses that are located within
7 the county or municipality.
8 (d) Pursuant to s. 252.41, a county or municipality
9 may require a representative of a private utility company be
10 present at its local emergency operations center for purposes
11 of coordination during an actual emergency or natural disaster
12 if other adequate means of coordination cannot be readily
13 established.
14 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
15 law.
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17 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
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20 Expresses legislative encouragement to counties and
municipalities to explore the use of emerging technologies to
21 improve communications between emergency managers and the
public. In order to support the increased use of these
22 technologies, requires the Department of Communities Affairs
to prepare a list of grant funding sources and disseminate the
23 list to all counties and municipalities.
24 Permissively authorizes counties and municipalities to
establish volunteer disaster assistance recovery programs.
25 Counties and municipalities may form disaster assistance
recovery committees made up of community residents and
26 business owners for the purpose of setting voluntary
compliance standards and negotiating prearranged agreements
27 for delivery of goods and services in an emergency situation.
28 Permissively authorizes counties and municipalities to require
a private utility company representative be present in its
29 emergency operations center for coordination purposes if
desired.
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