§ 166A-19.71 – Accept services, gifts, grants, and loans.
166A-19.71. Accept services, gifts, grants, and loans. Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof or of any person, firm, or corporation shall offer to the State, or through the State to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for emergency management purposes, […]
§ 166A-19.72 – Establishment of mutual aid agreements.
166A-19.72. Establishment of mutual aid agreements. (a) Governor Authorized to Enter Agreements with Other States and Federal Government. – The Governor may establish mutual aid agreements with other states and with the federal government provided that any special agreements so negotiated are within the Governor’s authority. (b) Governor Authorized to Enter Agreements with Political Subdivisions. […]
§ 166A-19.73 – Compensation.
166A-19.73. Compensation. (a) Extent of Compensation. – Compensation for services or for the taking or use of property shall be only to the extent that legal obligations of individual citizens are exceeded in a particular case and then only to the extent that the claimant has not been deemed to have volunteered his services or […]
§ 166A-19.74 – Nondiscrimination in emergency management.
166A-19.74. Nondiscrimination in emergency management. State and local governmental bodies and other organizations and personnel who carry out emergency management functions under the provisions of this Article are required to do so in an equitable and impartial manner. Such State and local governmental bodies, organizations, and personnel shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, […]
§ 166A-19.75 – Emergency management personnel.
166A-19.75. Emergency management personnel. (a) Limitation. – No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any emergency management agency established under this Article if that person does or has done any of the following: (1) Advocates or has advocated a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the Government […]
§ 166A-19.31 – Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency.
166A-19.31. Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency. (a) Authority to Enact Prohibitions and Restrictions. – The governing body of any municipality or county may enact ordinances designed to permit the imposition of prohibitions and restrictions within the emergency area during a state of emergency declared pursuant to […]
§ 166A-19.40 – Use of contingency and emergency funds.
166A-19.40. Use of contingency and emergency funds. (a) Use of Contingency and Emergency Funds. – The Governor may use contingency and emergency funds: (1) As necessary and appropriate to provide relief and assistance from the effects of an emergency. (2) As necessary and appropriate for National Guard training in preparation for emergencies with the concurrence […]
§ 166A-19.41 – State emergency assistance funds.
166A-19.41. State emergency assistance funds. (a) Governor May Make Funds Available for Emergency Assistance. – In the event of a gubernatorially or legislatively declared state of emergency, the Governor may make State funds available for emergency assistance as authorized by this section. Any State funds made available by the Governor for emergency assistance may be […]
§ 166A-19.42 – State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund.
166A-19.42. State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund. (a) Account Established. – There is established a State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund as a reserve in the General Fund. Any funds appropriated to the Fund shall remain available for expenditure as provided by this section, unless directed otherwise by the General Assembly. (b) Use […]
§ 166A-19.20 – Gubernatorial or legislative declaration of state of emergency[Effective until January 1, 2023]
166A-19.20. Gubernatorial or legislative declaration of state of emergency. [Effective until January 1, 2023] (a) Declaration. – A state of emergency may be declared by the Governor or by a resolution of the General Assembly, if either of these finds that an emergency exists. (b) Emergency Area. – An executive order or resolution declaring a […]