§ 33-15-315. Work performed by contract with state or local agency
Work performed by contract with a state or local agency shall be subject to the provisions of Title 31, Chapter 5, and Title 31, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code of 1972 Neither the state or any officer or employee thereof shall have any responsibility in connection with any work performed by a local agency.
§ 33-15-317. Advance on funds to initiate projects; disposition of certain federal funds; certain contributions reduced by amount of insurance settlements
Under procedures prescribed by the director, a state or local agency may receive an advance of funds to initiate a project. Such advances shall be limited to not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the estimated federal share of the project under the President’s state of emergency, or fifty percent (50%) of the estimated share […]
§ 33-15-401. Legislative findings and declarations
The Legislature finds and declares the following: When a major natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina occurs in Mississippi, there are various types of assistance that are available to individuals and public entities through the federal and state governments to help them recover from the disaster. The majority of that assistance comes from the federal […]
§ 33-15-403. Office of Disaster Assistance Coordination established; duties and responsibilities
There is established within the Office of the Governor a separate and distinct office to be known as the Office of Disaster Assistance Coordination. The office shall be the primary entity responsible for coordinating information regarding disaster assistance provided by federal agencies other than the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), by state agencies other than […]
§ 33-15-301. Short title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Act of 1993.
§ 33-15-303. Policy and intent
It is the intent and declared to be the policy of the state that funds to meet emergencies or major disasters shall always be made available when needed.
§ 33-15-305. Definitions
The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: “Director” means the Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. “Disaster” means a fire, flood, storm, tornado, hurricane, earthquake or other similar public calamity affecting homeland security resulting directly from man-made, technological or natural causes. “Local agency” means any […]
§ 33-15-307. When provisions of article invoked; Disaster Assistance Trust Fund
The provisions of this article shall be invoked only pursuant to a state of emergency declared by the Governor or an emergency or major disaster declared by the President, or pursuant to an executive order of the Governor, or administrative order of the director, in order to provide state or local government resources and personnel […]
§ 33-15-308. Requisition of additional funds for Disaster Assistance Trust Fund to provide for disaster assistance
It is the intention of the Legislature that whenever the Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency determines that funds are immediately needed in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund to provide for disaster assistance under this section, he shall notify the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration of his determination and shall […]
§ 33-15-309. Director to administer; state agencies to comply; state held harmless in connection with certain project applications; director’s annual report as to trust fund; presentment to Department of Finance for payments from trust fund
The director shall administer this article and shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this article. A state agency, when requested by the director in accordance with Section 33-15-11(b)(7) or 33-15-11(c)(2) and current executive orders, shall render services and perform duties within its areas of responsibility necessary […]