§ 24-33.5-706.5. Hazard Mitigation Fund – Established – Financing – Legislative Intent
The hazard mitigation fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund pursuant to subsection (4) of this section and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit […]
§ 24-33.5-707. Local and Interjurisdictional Emergency Management Agencies and Services
Each political subdivision is within the jurisdiction of and served by the office of emergency management and by a local or interjurisdictional emergency management agency responsible for the coordination of disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery. Each county shall maintain an emergency management agency or participate in a local or interjurisdictional emergency management agency […]
§ 24-33.5-708. Establishment of Interjurisdictional Emergency Management Service Area
If the governor finds that two or more adjoining counties would be better served by an interjurisdictional arrangement than by maintaining separate emergency management agencies and services, the governor may delineate by executive order an interjurisdictional area adequate to plan for, prevent, or respond to and recover from disasters in that area and direct steps […]
§ 24-33.5-709. Local Disaster Emergencies
A local disaster may be declared only by the principal executive officer of a political subdivision. It shall not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven days except by or with the consent of the governing board of the political subdivision. Any order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local […]
§ 24-33.5-710. Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Recovery
In addition to disaster prevention and mitigation measures as included in the state, local, and interjurisdictional emergency management plans, the governor shall consider steps that could be taken on a continuing basis to prevent or reduce the harmful consequences of and effectively recover from disasters. At the governor’s direction, and pursuant to any other authority […]
§ 24-33.5-711. Compensation – Liability When Combating Grasshopper Infestation
Each person within this state shall conduct himself or herself and keep and manage such person’s affairs and property in ways that will reasonably assist and will not unreasonably detract from the ability of the state and the public successfully to meet disasters or emergencies. This obligation includes appropriate personal service and use or restriction […]
§ 24-33.5-711.5. Governor’s Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee – Compensation – Liability
Neither the state nor the members of the expert emergency epidemic response committee designated or appointed pursuant to section 24-33.5-704.5 are liable for any claim based upon the committee’s advice to the governor or the alleged negligent exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform an act relating to an emergency epidemic. Liability […]
§ 24-33.5-712. Telecommunications – Intent
The state telecommunications director, working in coordination with the division of homeland security and emergency management, shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and efficient telecommunications in times of disaster emergencies. Operational characteristics of the available systems of telecommunications shall be evaluated by the office, and recommendations for modifications shall be made to the state […]
§ 24-33.5-713. Mutual Aid
Political subdivisions not participating in interjurisdictional arrangements pursuant to this part 7 nevertheless shall be encouraged and assisted by the office of emergency management to conclude suitable arrangements for furnishing mutual aid in coping with disasters. The arrangements shall include provision of aid by persons and units in public employ. In passing upon local disaster […]
§ 24-33.5-714. Weather Modification
The office of emergency management shall keep continuously apprised of weather conditions that present danger of precipitation or other climatic activity severe enough to constitute a disaster. If the office of emergency management determines that precipitation that may result from weather modification operations, either by itself or in conjunction with other precipitation or climatic conditions […]