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PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES
TITLE 35. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 20A. COUNTERTERRORISM PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACT
CHAPTER 2. COUNTERTERRORISM PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Date:
08/31/2009
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§ 2140.201. Counterterrorism planning, preparedness and response program
(a) PROGRAM.-- The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency shall coordinate and consult with other State agencies, departments and offices, including the Office of Homeland Security of the Commonwealth, to establish, develop and maintain a counterterrorism planning, preparedness and response program to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of emergency responders, public officials and the general public from actual or potential natural or manmade disasters in this Commonwealth.
(b) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.-- The agency shall:
(1) Define the necessary components and composition of regional
counterterrorism task forces and specialized regional counterterrorism
response teams and the respective regional counterterrorism zones for
each. The agency shall not be responsible for appointing individual
members to the regional counterterrorism task forces or the specialized
regional counterterrorism response teams.
(2) Provide training and technical assistance for counterterrorism
planning, preparedness and response.
(3) Establish guidelines and policies to coordinate emergency response
activities with Federal, State, county and municipal emergency
management, health, law enforcement, public safety and other officials
and representatives from volunteer service organizations, private
business and industry, hospitals and medical care facilities and other
entities responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of this Commonwealth. The agency shall consult with representatives of
the regional counterterrorism task forces to develop such policies and
guidelines and those necessary to carry out the provisions of this
chapter.
(4) Require the counterterrorism task force to prepare counterterrorism
emergency response plans or protocols, readiness evaluation reports or
other documents deemed necessary by the agency.
(5) Provide grants and other funding assistance as required by the
provisions of this chapter.
(6) Conduct terrorist incident exercises.
(7) Provide technical assistance to regional counterterrorism task
forces in developing and entering into mutual aid agreements and
letters of agreement.
(8) Establish a certification program for specialized regional
counterterrorism response teams which may include standards for the
administration, composition, training and equipping of the teams.
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