HF3427 Summary

• Creates a Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety under a state director to coordinate emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation of all types of emergencies and disasters.

• Establishes the Minnesota Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee chaired by the division director and requires development of comprehensive state emergency operations plans and homeland security programs reviewed and updated annually.

• Authorizes the governor to declare national security or peacetime emergencies with specified powers, including control of emergency operations centers, evacuation orders, and coordination with federal agencies and other states.

• Requires nuclear power plant operators to pay quarterly assessments to fund emergency preparedness programs and mandates annual review of nuclear plant emergency operations plans by state and local officials.

• Establishes procedures for disaster assistance including FEMA administration, mutual aid arrangements with other states and Canadian provinces, and federal recognition of tribal authorities in emergency management coordination.