SB418: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate BILL 418

November 14, 1995 - Introduced by Joint Legislative Council. Referred to Committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.

SB418,1,3 An Act to create 166.03 (5a) of the statutes; relating to: the role of state agencies in emergencies resulting from enemy action or natural or man-made disasters.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that the role of any state agency in an emergency resulting from enemy action or natural or man-made disasters, including the department of military affairs, is to provide assistance to the local unit of government in responding to the emergency.

For further information, see the Notes provided by the joint legislative council in the bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Prefatory note: This bill was developed by the joint legislative council's special committee on emergency government services. The bill codifies and clarifies current practice by providing that, unless otherwise specified by law, the role of any of the state's agencies, including the department of military affairs and division of emergency government, in an emergency under ch. 166 (emergency government) is to assist local units of government and local law enforcement agencies in responding to the emergency.

SB418, s. 1 Section 1. 166.03 (5a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB418,2,2 166.03 (5a) Role of state agency in emergency. Unless otherwise specified by law, the role of any state agency, including the department of military affairs and its division of emergency government, in an emergency under this chapter, is to assist local units of government and local law enforcement agencies in responding to the emergency.

SB418,2,3 (End)