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2004 SESSION

046699100
HOUSE BILL NO. 415
Offered January 14, 2004
Prefiled January 13, 2004
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 44-146.17:2, relating to the Emergency Services and Disaster Law; annual statewide drill.
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Patron-- Lewis
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Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 44-146.17:2 as follows:

§ 44-146.17:2. Annual statewide drill.

The Governor shall conduct an annual statewide drill on response to a large-scale natural disaster including, but not limited to, electrical power outages. Such drill shall include the participation of local governments, affected state agencies, public utilities, law-enforcement agencies, and other entities as determined by the Governor. The Governor shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the results of the drill by December 31 of each year.