Bill Text: OR SB665 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to interoperable public safety communications systems; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB665 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB665-Engrossed.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 2908

                           A-Engrossed

                         Senate Bill 665
                 Ordered by the Senate April 16
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 16

Sponsored by Senator JOHNSON, Representative PARRISH (at the
  request of State Interoperability Executive Council)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.

  Transfers State Interoperability Executive Council from
Department of Transportation to Oregon Department of
Administrative Services.
  Modifies duties of executive council. Establishes position of
statewide interoperability coordinator to support executive
council and to coordinate implementation of Oregon Statewide
Communication Interoperability Plan.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2013.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to interoperable public safety communications systems;
  creating new provisions; amending ORS 403.450, 403.455 and
  403.460 and section 1, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + As used in section 8 of this 2013 Act, ORS
403.450, 403.455 and 403.460 and section 1, chapter 825, Oregon
Laws 2005:
  (1) 'FirstNet network' means a public safety broadband network
designed to facilitate public safety data communications:
  (a) As provided for in Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief
and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); and
  (b) For which planning, construction and operation are overseen
by the United States Department of Commerce.
  (2) 'Interoperability plan' means the Oregon Statewide
Communication Interoperability Plan described in ORS 403.455
that:
  (a) Is required by Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, as amended;
  (b) Is approved by the United States Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Emergency Communications; and
  (c) Is designed to ensure that emergency responders at all
levels of government and across disciplines can communicate as
needed, on demand and as authorized. + }
  SECTION 2. Section 1, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005, as amended
by section 1, chapter 402, Oregon Laws 2011, is amended to read:

   { +  Sec. 1. + } (1) The Oregon Legislative Assembly finds and
declares that:
  (a) The public safety communications infrastructure of the
State of Oregon   { - is rapidly aging, outdated and at severe
risk of failure - }  { +  requires ongoing operations and
maintenance to support continuing functionality and to
accommodate evolving technology + };
  (b) The adopted policies and standards and specific deadlines
mandated by the Federal Communications Commission   { - will
require - }  { +  required + } replacement of statewide public
safety communications infrastructure in the State of Oregon;
  (c) The reliability of   { - mission-critical - }  public
safety communications infrastructure during  { + day-to-day
public safety operations and during man-made and natural
disasters + }   { - a man-made or natural disaster - }  is
crucial to saving lives and property and to protecting the public
 { - during an emergency - } ;
  (d) The   { - deteriorating - }  condition of our public safety
 { - radio systems is of immediate concern because it
compromises - }  { + communications systems is of continuing
concern because it is critical to + } the safety and well-being
of the   { - citizens - }  { +  residents + } of the State of
Oregon who depend upon lifesaving communications systems used by
first responders;
    { - (e) The majority of the communications systems in the
State of Oregon are unreliable, greatly increasing the danger to
first responders and law enforcement officers in carrying out
their duty to protect the citizens and property of the State of
Oregon; - }
    { - (f) - }   { + (e) + } It is in the public interest of
Oregonians to plan for improvement of the public safety
communications infrastructure to ensure long-term stability { +
and functionality as communications systems technology
evolves + }; and
    { - (g) - }  { +  (f) + } Federal funding for homeland
security may be available to facilitate all or part of the
development and implementation of a plan for improvement of the
public safety communications infrastructure in the State of
Oregon.
   { +  (2) The Legislative Assembly further finds and declares
that:
  (a) Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
amended, requires the United States Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Emergency Communications, to develop and
update a National Emergency Communications Plan to ensure that
emergency responders at all levels of government and across
disciplines can communicate as needed, on demand and as
authorized.
  (b) The national plan:
  (A) Identifies the capabilities and initiatives needed for
communications operability, interoperability and continuity of
communications for emergency responders nationwide.
  (B) Sets strategic goals and identifies national objectives to
enhance governance, planning, technology, training and exercises
and disaster communications capabilities.
  (C) Provides recommendations and milestones to guide emergency
responders and government officials.
  (c) As a condition of eligibility for future homeland security
grants for communication interoperability initiatives, each state
is required to establish a statewide communication
interoperability plan and annually update the interoperability
plan.
  (d) The Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan is
the statewide communication interoperability plan for the State
of Oregon that has received the approval of the United States

Department of Homeland Security, Office of Emergency
Communications.
  (e) The employment of a full-time equivalent statewide
interoperability coordinator is necessary and appropriate for
facilitating implementation of the interoperability plan. + }
    { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } Subject to subsection   { - (3) - }
 { + (4) + } of this section, the Legislative Assembly finds and
declares that it is the policy of the State of Oregon:
  (a) To   { - develop, finance, maintain and operate a single
emergency response wireless communications infrastructure that
supports both the communications needs of all state agencies and
ensures communications interoperability - }   { + ensure
interoperable communications + } among all state, local, tribal
and federal public safety agencies  { - , thereby maximizing
shared use of this invaluable public asset - } .
  (b) To meet Federal Communications Commission mandates
 { - for the conversion of public safety communications
frequencies and spectrum allocation by 2013 - } .
    { - (3) - }   { + (4) + } The Legislative Assembly further
finds and declares that:
  (a) The communications infrastructure of the State Forestry
Department:
  (A) Meets the policies and standards mandated by the Federal
Communications Commission;   { - and - }
  (B) Is compatible with the communications infrastructure
utilized by other federal and state agencies and private partners
that are primarily responsible for responding to wildland fire
emergencies; { +  and
  (C) Does not require conversion to meet interoperability
requirements of the interoperability plan. + }
  (b) The  { + State Forestry + } Department shall continue to
partner with, advise and seek shared efficiencies with other
public safety agencies regarding implementation of the
 { - Public Safety Wireless Infrastructure Replacement Plan
developed under section 2, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005, and the
Oregon Interoperable Communication Plan - }
 { + interoperability plan + } described in ORS 403.455 { + . + }
 { - ; and - }
    { - (c) Immediate conversion of the communications
infrastructure of the department for compatibility with the
Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network is not necessary,
considering: - }
    { - (A) The large investment already made and the high cost
of conversion; - }
    { - (B) The disruption and incompatibility that would be
caused with the communications infrastructure of other federal
and state agencies and private partners with whom the department
shares primary responsibility to respond to wildland fire
emergencies; and - }
    { - (C) That the department's communications infrastructure
conforms to the policies and standards mandated by the Federal
Communications Commission. - }
  SECTION 3. ORS 403.450 is amended to read:
  403.450. (1) The State Interoperability Executive Council is
created   { - within the Department of Transportation - }  { +
under the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to be the
statewide interoperability governing body serving as the primary
steering group for the Oregon Statewide Communication
Interoperability Plan + }. The membership of the council
 { - shall consist - }   { + consists + } of:
  (a) Two members from the Legislative Assembly, as follows:
  (A) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member from
the Senate with an interest in public safety communications
infrastructure; and
  (B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
one member from the House of Representatives with an interest in
public safety and   { - wireless - }   { + emergency
 + }communications infrastructure.
  (b) The following members appointed by the Governor:
  (A) One member from the Department of State Police;
  (B) One member from the Office of Emergency Management;
  (C) One member from the State Forestry Department;
  (D) One member from the Department of Corrections;
  (E) One member from the Department of Transportation;
  (F) One member from the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services;
    { - (G) One member from the Department of Human Services; - }

    { - (H) - }   { + (G) + } One member from the Oregon Health
Authority;
    { - (I) - }   { + (H) + } One member from the Oregon Military
Department;
    { - (J) - }   { + (I) + } One member from the Department of
Public Safety Standards and Training;
   { +  (J) One member from the Oregon Broadband Advisory
Council; + }
  (K) One member of an Indian tribe as defined in ORS 97.740 or a
designee of an Indian tribe; { +  and + }
    { - (L) One member from a nonprofit professional organization
devoted to the enhancement of public safety communications
systems; and - }
    { - (M) - }   { + (L) + } One member   { - from - }
 { + of + } the public.
  (c) The following members appointed by the Governor with the
concurrence of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives:
  (A) One member from the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association;
  (B) One member from the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police;
  (C) One member from the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association;
  (D) One member from the Association of Oregon Counties;
  (E) One member from the League of Oregon Cities;   { - and - }
  (F) One member from the Special Districts Association of Oregon
 { - . - }  { + ;
  (G) One member who is an information technology officer of an
Oregon city;
  (H) One member who is an information technology officer of an
Oregon county;
  (I) One member who represents a nonprofit professional
organization interested in the enhancement of public safety
communications systems; and
  (J) One member of the public who works or resides in Federal
Communications Commission Region 35. + }
  (2) Each agency or organization identified in subsection
(1)(b)(A) to (J) and (1)(c) { + (A) to (H) + } of this section
shall recommend   { - a person - }   { + an individual + } from
the agency or organization for membership on the council.
  (3) Members of the council are not entitled to compensation,
but in the discretion of the   { - Director of Transportation - }
 { +  Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services + } may be reimbursed from funds available to the
 { - Department of Transportation - }   { + Oregon Department of
Administrative Services + } for actual and necessary travel and
other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their
official duties in the manner and amount provided in ORS 292.495.
  (4) Members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the
council are nonvoting members and may act in an advisory capacity
only.
  SECTION 4. ORS 403.450, as amended by section 3 of this 2013
Act, is amended to read:
  403.450. (1) The State Interoperability Executive Council is
created under the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to
be the statewide interoperability governing body serving as the
primary steering group for the Oregon Statewide Communication
Interoperability Plan. The membership of the council consists of:
  (a) Two members from the Legislative Assembly, as follows:
  (A) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member from
the Senate with an interest in public safety communications
infrastructure; and
  (B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
one member from the House of Representatives with an interest in
public safety and emergency communications infrastructure.
  (b) The following members appointed by the Governor:
  (A) One member from the Department of State Police;
  (B) One member from the Office of Emergency Management;
  (C) One member from the State Forestry Department;
  (D) One member from the Department of Corrections;
  (E) One member from the Department of Transportation;
  (F) One member from the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services;
  (G) One member from the Oregon Health Authority;
  (H) One member from the Oregon Military Department;
  (I) One member from the Department of Public Safety Standards
and Training;
    { - (J) One member from the Oregon Broadband Advisory
Council; - }
    { - (K) - }   { + (J) + } One member of an Indian tribe as
defined in ORS 97.740 or a designee of an Indian tribe; and
    { - (L) - }   { + (K) + } One member of the public.
  (c) The following members appointed by the Governor with the
concurrence of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives:
  (A) One member from the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association;
  (B) One member from the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police;
  (C) One member from the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association;
  (D) One member from the Association of Oregon Counties;
  (E) One member from the League of Oregon Cities;
  (F) One member from the Special Districts Association of
Oregon;
  (G) One member who is an information technology officer of an
Oregon city;
  (H) One member who is an information technology officer of an
Oregon county;
  (I) One member who represents a nonprofit professional
organization interested in the enhancement of public safety
communications systems; and
  (J) One member of the public who works or resides in Federal
Communications Commission Region 35.
  (2) Each agency or organization identified in subsection
(1)(b)(A) to   { - (J) - }   { + (I) + } and (1)(c)(A) to (H) of
this section shall recommend an individual from the agency or
organization for membership on the council.
  (3) Members of the council are not entitled to compensation,
but in the discretion of the Director of the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services may be reimbursed from funds available to
the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for actual and
necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the
performance of their official duties in the manner and amount
provided in ORS 292.495.
  (4) Members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the
council are nonvoting members and may act in an advisory capacity
only.
  SECTION 5.  { + The amendments to ORS 403.450 by section 4 of
this 2013 Act become operative on January 2, 2016. + }
  SECTION 6. ORS 403.455 is amended to read:
  403.455. The State Interoperability Executive Council created
under ORS 403.450 shall:

    { - (1) Work with public safety agencies in the state to
develop a Public Safety Wireless Infrastructure Replacement Plan
as provided under section 2, chapter 825, Oregon Laws 2005. - }
    { - (2) Develop an Oregon Interoperable Communication Plan.
The goal of the plan shall be to achieve statewide
interoperability within six years of September 2, 2005. In
developing the plan, the council shall: - }
   { +  (1) Develop, annually update and monitor implementation
of the Oregon Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan, the
goal of which is to achieve statewide interoperability of public
safety communications systems. As part of the executive council's
duties under this subsection, the executive council shall: + }
  (a) Recommend strategies to improve   { - wireless - }
 { + public safety communications + } interoperability among
state { + , + }   { - and - }  local { + , tribal and federal + }
public safety agencies;
  (b) Develop standards to promote consistent  { + design and + }
development of   { - existing and future wireless  - }
 { + public safety + } communications infrastructures  { + and
recommend changes in existing public safety infrastructures that
are necessary or appropriate for implementation of the
interoperability plan + };
  (c) Identify immediate short-term technological and policy
solutions to tie existing  { + public safety + }
 { - wireless - }  communications infrastructures together into
an interoperable communications system;
  (d) Develop long-term technological and policy recommendations
to establish a statewide public safety   { - radio - }  { +
communications + } system to improve emergency response and
day-to-day public safety operations; and
  (e) Develop recommendations for legislation and for the
development of state and local policies   { - to promote
wireless - }   { + that promote public safety communications + }
interoperability in Oregon.
    { - (3) Approve, subject to approval by the Director of
Transportation, investments by the State of Oregon in public
safety communications systems. - }
    { - (4) Coordinate state and local activities related to
obtaining federal grants for support of interoperability. - }
    { - (5) Develop and provide technical assistance, training
and, if requested, appropriate dispute resolution services to
state and local agencies responsible for implementation of the
Oregon Interoperable Communication Plan. - }
    { - (6) Report, in the manner required by ORS 192.245, to the
Legislative Assembly on or before February 1 of each odd-numbered
year on the development of the Oregon Interoperable Communication
Plan and the council's other activities. - }
   { +  (2) Recommend to the Governor, for inclusion in the
Governor's recommended budget, investments by the State of Oregon
in public safety communications systems.
  (3) Coordinate state, local and, as appropriate, tribal and
federal activities related to obtaining federal grants for
support of interoperability and request technical assistance
related to interoperability.
  (4) Conduct and submit an annual update of the interoperability
plan to the United States Department of Homeland Security, Office
of Emergency Communications, aligning the update with standards
established in the National Emergency Communications Plan and by
the federal office.
  (5) Coordinate statewide interoperability activities among
state, local and, as appropriate, tribal and federal agencies.
  (6) Advise the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on
implementation of the interoperability plan.
  (7) Serve as the Governor's Public Safety Broadband Advisory
Group.

  (8) Report to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, or to the
Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means, on or before February
1 of each odd-numbered year on the development of the
interoperability plan and the executive council's other
activities. + }
    { - (7) - }   { + (9) + } Adopt rules necessary to carry out
its duties and powers.
  SECTION 7. ORS 403.460 is amended to read:
  403.460.   { - (1) The Director of Transportation shall advise
the State Interoperability Executive Council on the
implementation of the Oregon Interoperable Communication Plan and
coordinate interoperability among all state agencies. - }
    { - (2) State agencies that own or operate public safety
communications systems shall coordinate their efforts and
investments to achieve the statewide interoperability goal set by
the council and implement the Oregon Interoperable Communication
Plan approved by the director. - }
   { +  (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services
shall establish and fill a full-time equivalent position for a
statewide interoperability coordinator to serve as the central
coordination point for the Oregon Statewide Communication
Interoperability Plan and, through coordination and collaboration
with agencies and entities in the emergency response community,
to implement the interoperability plan.
  (2) The statewide interoperability coordinator:
  (a) Is the primary staff support provided by the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services for the State
Interoperability Executive Council created under ORS 403.450;
  (b) Shall assist the executive council in conducting and
submitting annual updates to the interoperability plan, in
coordination and collaboration with the emergency responders in
this state;
  (c) Shall identify funding opportunities for planned
interoperability improvements and coordinate efforts to acquire
funding;
  (d) Shall engage stakeholders to coordinate strategic
interoperability plans;
  (e) Shall serve as a member of the National Council of
Statewide Interoperability Coordinators; and
  (f) Shall represent the State of Oregon in local, regional and
national efforts to plan and implement changes required to ensure
communications operability, interoperability and continuity of
communications for emergency responders in this state.
  (3) Public bodies, as defined in ORS 174.109, that own or
operate public safety communications infrastructure may
collaborate and coordinate their efforts and investments to
achieve the statewide interoperability goal set by the executive
council and implement the interoperability plan approved by the
executive council.
  (4) Under the direction of the executive council, the statewide
interoperability coordinator may mediate disputes between public
bodies collaborating to implement interoperable public safety
communications systems. + }
  SECTION 8.  { + In consultation with the State Interoperability
Executive Council created in ORS 403.450, the Oregon Department
of Administrative Services shall:
  (1) Facilitate decision making and planning for potential
implementation of the FirstNet network; and
  (2) Make recommendations to the state agency responsible for
administering federal funds from the United States Department of
Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration. + }
  SECTION 9.  { + (1) The duties, functions and powers of the
Department of Transportation relating to the Oregon Statewide
Communication Interoperability Plan, the State Interoperability
Executive Council and ORS 403.450, 403.455 and 403.460 are
imposed upon, transferred to and vested in the Oregon Department
of Administrative Services.
  (2) This section does not apply to duties, functions or powers
related to the completion, operation or maintenance of the State
Radio Project, which is the land-mobile radio system of the State
of Oregon, for voice communications, formerly known as the Oregon
Wireless Interoperability Network. + }
  SECTION 10.  { + (1) The Director of Transportation shall:
  (a) Deliver to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services
all records and property within the jurisdiction of the Director
of Transportation that relate to the duties, functions and powers
transferred by section 9 of this 2013 Act; and
  (b) Transfer to the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services those employees, including the statewide
interoperability coordinator, engaged primarily in the exercise
of the duties, functions and powers transferred by section 9 of
this 2013 Act.
  (2) The Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services shall take possession of the records and property and
shall take charge of the employees and employ the employees in
the exercise of the duties, functions and powers transferred by
section 9 of this 2013 Act, without reduction of compensation but
subject to change or termination of employment or compensation as
provided by law.
  (3) The Governor shall resolve any dispute between the
Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services relating to the transfer of records,
property and employees under this section. The Governor's
decision is final. + }
  SECTION 11.  { + (1) The unexpended balances of amounts
authorized to be expended by the Department of Transportation for
the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, from revenues dedicated,
continuously appropriated, appropriated or otherwise made
available for the purpose of administering and enforcing the
duties, functions and powers transferred by section 9 of this
2013 Act are transferred to and are available for expenditure by
the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2013, for the purpose of administering and
enforcing the duties, functions and powers transferred by section
9 of this 2013 Act.
  (2) The unexpended balances of amounts authorized to be
expended by the Department of Transportation for a six-year
period beginning July 1, 2009, or beginning July 1, 2011, from
revenues dedicated, continuously appropriated, appropriated or
otherwise made available for the purpose of administering and
enforcing the duties, functions and powers transferred by section
9 of this 2013 Act by acquiring land and by acquiring, planning,
constructing, altering, repairing, furnishing and equipping
buildings and facilities, are transferred to and are available
for expenditure by the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services for the six-year period specified in section 54, chapter
107, Oregon Laws 2010, or in section 2, chapter 79, Oregon Laws
2012, for the purpose of administering and enforcing the duties,
functions and powers transferred by section 9 of this 2013 Act.
  (3) The expenditure classifications, if any, established by
Acts authorizing or limiting expenditures by the Department of
Transportation remain applicable to expenditures by the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services under this section. + }
  SECTION 12.  { + The transfer of duties, functions and powers
to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services by section 9
of this 2013 Act does not affect any action, proceeding or
prosecution involving or with respect to the duties, functions
and powers begun before and pending at the time of the transfer,
except that the Oregon Department of Administrative Services is
substituted for the Department of Transportation in the action,
proceeding or prosecution. + }
  SECTION 13.  { + (1) Nothing in sections 9 to 15 of this 2013
Act relieves a person of a liability, duty or obligation accruing
under or with respect to the duties, functions and powers
transferred by section 9 of this 2013 Act. The Oregon Department
of Administrative Services may undertake the collection or
enforcement of the liabilities, duties or obligations.
  (2) The rights and obligations of the Department of
Transportation legally incurred under contracts, leases and
business transactions executed, entered into or begun before the
effective date of this 2013 Act accruing under or with respect to
the duties, functions and powers transferred by section 9 of this
2013 Act are transferred to the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services. For the purpose of succession to these
rights and obligations, the Oregon Department of Administrative
Services is a continuation of the Department of Transportation
and not a new authority. + }
  SECTION 14.  { + Notwithstanding the transfer of duties,
functions and powers by section 9 of this 2013 Act, the rules of
the Department of Transportation with respect to the duties,
functions or powers that are in effect on the effective date of
this 2013 Act continue in effect until superseded or repealed by
rules of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
References in the rules of the Department of Transportation to
the Department of Transportation or an officer or employee of the
Department of Transportation are considered to be references to
the Oregon Department of Administrative Services or an officer or
employee of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. + }
  SECTION 15.  { + Whenever, in any uncodified law or resolution
of the Legislative Assembly or in any rule, document, record or
proceeding authorized by the Legislative Assembly, in the context
of the duties, functions and powers transferred by section 9 of
this 2013 Act, reference is made to the Department of
Transportation, or an officer or employee of the Department of
Transportation, whose duties, functions or powers are transferred
by section 9 of this 2013 Act, the reference is considered to be
a reference to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services
or an officer or employee of the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services who by sections 9 to 15 of this 2013 Act
is charged with carrying out the duties, functions and
powers. + }
  SECTION 16.  { + (1) A purpose of the amendments to ORS 403.455
by section 6 of this 2013 Act is to change the name of the
'Oregon Interoperable Communication Plan' to the 'Oregon
Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan. '
  (2) For the purpose of harmonizing and clarifying statutory
law, the Legislative Counsel may substitute for words designating
the 'Oregon Interoperable Communication Plan,' wherever they
occur in statutory law, other words designating the 'Oregon
Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan.' + }
  SECTION 17.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an
emergency is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect
July 1, 2013. + }
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