§ 12-77-101. Title
This chapter may be cited as the Arkansas Earthquake Preparedness Act of 1989.
§ 12-77-102. Purpose
(a) (1) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that: (A) There exists a history of violent seismic activity within the central United States seismic zone which includes the New Madrid Fault, the southern branch of the New Madrid Fault being at or about Marked Tree, Arkansas, and extends northeast into Missouri and […]
§ 12-77-103. Arkansas earthquake program
(a) (1) The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, Earthquake Preparedness Program, shall coordinate an earthquake program designed to protect the lives and property of persons of this state, to the fullest possible extent, from the direct effects of seismic activity affecting Arkansas as well as from secondary effects created by such occurrence. (2) The program […]
§ 12-77-104. Compliance with the Arkansas Emergency Services Act
(a) It is the intention of the General Assembly that this chapter shall be in compliance with the Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973, § 12-75-101 et seq., to the extent that if this chapter or any provision of it or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held in opposition to or out […]
§ 12-77-105. Purpose
The purpose of this section and §§ 12-77-106 and 12-77-107 is to: (1) Increase disaster preparedness in Arkansas; and (2) Increase earthquake preparedness in all areas along the New Madrid Fault that have significant earthquake risk but a low level of public awareness.
§ 12-77-106. Duties
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management shall coordinate a Disaster Preparedness Program designed to protect the lives and property of Arkansas citizens in case of flooding and other disasters and create public preparedness materials that can be disseminated to the public, including without limitation: (1) Training and education of state and local government officials, school […]
§ 12-77-107. Reports
(a) The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management shall present a report on disaster preparedness including a review of the New Madrid Fault. (b) The department shall make recommendations for improvements to the cochairs of the Legislative Council on or before November 1 each year.