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§ 2140.205. Specialized Statewide response teams

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: January 15, 2003

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 20A. Counterterrorism Planning, Preparedness and Response Act (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2. Counterterrorism Planning, Preparedness and Response (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 15, 2003
35 P.S. § 2140.205
§ 2140.205. Specialized Statewide response teams
Currentness
(a) Establishment.--The Commonwealth may establish one or more specialized Statewide response teams. These teams shall also provide professional, logistical, material and other forms of support to the regional counterterrorism task forces and specialized regional counterterrorism response teams organized in this Commonwealth. The Commonwealth may enter into an agreement with a One Call System as defined in the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L. 852, No. 287),1 referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, for the provision of specialized communications services.
(b) Organization and responsibilities.--Specialized Statewide response teams shall be organized in accordance with guidelines developed by the Commonwealth in consultation with applicable Federal or State agencies.
(c) Activation.--Specialized Statewide response teams may only be activated and deployed to the scene of a disaster by the Governor or his designee.

Credits

2002, Dec. 16, P.L. 1967, No. 227, § 205, effective in 30 days.

Footnotes

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73 P.S. § 176 et seq.
35 P.S. § 2140.205, PA ST 35 P.S. § 2140.205
Current through Act 92 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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