Governor Lifts State of Emergency

Augusta, Maine - Governor Paul R. LePage on Wednesday lifted the State of Emergency he declared earlier this month. The Emergency Proclamation signed by the Governor on Dec. 21 was to ensure that all State resources would be available to assist affected communities during the ice storm.

The proclamation language is as follows:

WHEREAS, the emergency conditions arising from the severe winter storm conditions in the State of Maine commencing on December 21, 2013 have greatly lessened; and

WHEREAS, public health and safety are no longer threatened and property no longer endangered by such conditions beyond the capability of local governments to respond;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAUL R. LePAGE, Governor of the State of Maine, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Maine, do hereby declare that a State of Emergency no longer exists in the State.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed GIVEN under my hand at Augusta this 1st day of January, 2014.

Paul R. LePage
Governor