CHAPTER 106
SB 380 – FINAL VERSION
15Apr2004… 0971h
2004 SESSION
05/01
SENATE BILL 380
AN ACT establishing a statewide incident command system.
SPONSORS: Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. D’Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Foster, Dist 13; Rep. Welch, Rock 79; Rep. Tholl, Coos 2
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill authorizes the commissioner of the department of safety to establish a statewide incident command system based on a federal model for emergency management.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Apr2004… 0971h
04-3090
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four
AN ACT establishing a statewide incident command system.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
106:1 New Subdivision; Statewide Incident Command System. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 51 the following new subdivision:
Statewide Incident Command System
21-P:52 Incident Command System Adopted. There shall be a statewide incident command system based on the incident command system of the National Interagency Incident Management System. The commissioner of safety shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the statewide incident command system. The statewide incident command system shall be used in responding to any natural or man-made cause that requires emergency management by multiple agencies or departments within state and local government.
106:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 17, 2004)
(Effective Date: July 16, 2004)