§15-5-3. Division of Emergency Management Created
(a) The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is continued as the Division of Emergency Management, within the Department of Homeland Security. All of the allied, advisory, affiliated, or related entities, and funds associated with the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and all its functions, personnel, and property are transferred to, incorporated […]
§15-5-4. West Virginia Disaster Recovery Board Created; Organization of Board; Appointment of Board Members; Term of Office and Expenses of Board Members; Meetings
[Repealed.]
§15-5-4b. West Virginia Disaster Recovery Trust Fund Disbursement
Upon the proclamation of the existence of a state of emergency or state of preparedness under the provisions of 15-5-6 of this code, The State Resiliency Officer, shall have the power to disburse funds from the disaster relief recovery trust fund created pursuant to 15-5-24 of this code to any person, political subdivision, or local […]
§15-5-4c. Powers and Duties Related to the West Virginia Disaster Recovery Trust Fund
The State Resiliency Officer is hereby granted, has and may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate the purposes set forth in 15-5-4b of this code. The State Resiliency Officer has the power: (1) To accept appropriations, gifts, grants, bequests, and devises from any source, public or private, for deposit into […]
§15-5-5. General Powers of the Governor
The Governor shall have general direction and control of the Office of Emergency Services and shall be responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of this article and, in the event of disaster beyond local control, may assume direct operational control over all or any part of the emergency services functions within this state. […]
§15-5-6. Emergency Powers of Governor
(a) The provisions of this section are operative only during the existence of a state of emergency or state of preparedness. The existence of a state of emergency or state of preparedness may be proclaimed by the Governor or by concurrent resolution of the Legislature if the Governor in the proclamation, or the Legislature in […]
§15-5-6a. Temporary Suspension of Nutrition Standards in Public Schools
This section is operative only during the existence of a state of emergency or state of preparedness proclaimed by the Governor or by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. During a state of emergency or state of preparedness, the Governor or the Legislature may, to facilitate uninterrupted days of instruction, temporarily suspend legislative rules establishing nutrition […]
§15-5-1. Policy and Purpose
In view of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness and large-scale threats, resulting from terrorism, enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile action, or from fire, flood, earthquakes or other natural or man-made causes and in order to insure that preparations of this state will be adequate […]
§15-5-2. Definitions
As used in this article: “Board” means the West Virginia Disaster Recovery Board created by this article; “Code” means the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; “Community facilities” means a specific work, or improvement within this state or a specific item of equipment or tangible personal property owned or operated by any political subdivision […]