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Agencies tell House committee municipalities are first responders for shelters but execution gaps persist; agencies to propose edits
Summary
During a June 20 hearing on House Bill 1292, ENEMIAT, Housing, Education, OGP and fiscal overseers agreed municipalities play the primary role in shelter activation but highlighted execution shortfalls (delays in state resources, missing custodial arrangements, staffing limits). Agencies agreed to submit technical and administrative language to the committee.
The Commission for Preparedness, Reconstruction and Reorganization before an Emergency convened June 20 to consider House Project 1292, a proposal to clarify that municipal emergency offices are responsible for opening and operating shelters and to require state agencies to coordinate at a municipality's request.
Lic. Miguel Candelario Pif1eiro, appearing for the Department of Public Safety and the Negociado de Manejo de Emergencias y Administracif3n de Desastres (ENEMIAT), summarized the statebfs multi-phase emergency framework and stressed that municipalities are "the first line of response" with authority…
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