Guam § 65121 - Guam Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.

§ 65121. Guam Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.

(a) The Office of Civil Defense in coordination with Guam Homeland Security, shall update and

maintain the comprehensive, all-hazards emergency management plan for Guam, which shall include, but

not be limited to:

(1) the identification and analysis of all natural, technological, or human-caused hazards which

could affect the island;

(2) the procedures to be used during emergencies for coordinating local government of Guam

resources, and if necessary, other resources available from private sector, military, nonprofit

organizations, other jurisdictions, and other nongovernmental entities;

(3) the use of appropriate command and coordination structures under the National Incident

Management System (NIMS) for multiagency and multijurisdictional emergency responses;

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(4) the procedure for resource cataloging and the procurement of supplies and equipment for

emergency preparedness, response, and recovery operations;

(5) the procedure to request and receive supplies and equipment for emergency preparedness,

response, and recovery operations, commonly known as resource management;

(6) the procedure and preparatory steps for the partial or full activation of the emergency

management plan in advance of an actual disaster;

(7) the designation, roles, and responsibilities of agencies and personnel supporting Emergency

Support Functions (ESF’s) within the Emergency Operations Center (EOC);

(8) the emergency powers of the Office of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, the Office of Civil Defense,

Guam Homeland Security, the village Mayors, and the Guam National Guard;

(9) the emergency declaration process;

(10) the continuity of government and continuity of operations;

(11) the emergency responders’ communications and islandwide, multi-lingual information

dissemination plan; and

(12) the plan review and exercise timetable.

(b) The Guam Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall be reviewed, exercised, and revised

and updated (if necessary) no longer than three (3) months upon enactment of this Section and at least

annually thereafter. The exercise may focus on any one of the plan’s recognized hazards and the type of

exercise shall be determined and designed by the Office of Civil Defense in coordination with Guam

Homeland Security. Amendments to the Guam Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall not

require legislative approval, provided that amendments shall be approved by I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen

Guåhan and a copy of the Guam Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, as amended, shall be

submitted to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan within thirty (30) days following approval. A copy of

the Guam Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, as amended from time to time, shall be provided

to the Compiler of Laws for publication on its website.

(c) The Office of Civil Defense in coordination with Guam Homeland Security shall provide a report

to I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, the Speaker, and the Chairperson of the Legislative Committee with

oversight on Homeland Security and Civil Defense matters on the outcome of the plan’s review and exercise

no later than ninety (90) calendar days after the action. The report shall include the hazards and type of

exercises conducted, the shortfalls and response gaps identified through the exercises, the steps taken to

mitigate the shortfalls and gaps, and recommendations for executive or legislative actions.