Section 19-13-303 – Search and Rescue Council; Appointment; Vacancies; Compensation; Duties.
19-13-303. Search and rescue council; appointment; vacancies; compensation; duties. (a) The Wyoming search and rescue council is established and shall consist of eleven (11) voting members. The director of the Wyoming office of homeland security or his designee shall serve as a voting member and the permanent executive secretary to the council. The governor shall […]
Section 19-13-401 – Compact Provisions.
19-13-401. Compact provisions. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially the same. W.S. 19-13-401 through 19-13-414 shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency Management Assistance Compact.”
Section 19-13-402 – Purposes and Authorities.
19-13-402. Purposes and authorities. (a) This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states that enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purposes of this agreement, the term “states” is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and all United […]
Section 19-13-403 – General Implementation.
19-13-403. General implementation. (a) Each party state entering into this compact recognizes many emergencies transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is essential in managing these and other emergencies under this compact. Each state further recognizes that there will be emergencies, which require immediate access and present procedures to apply outside resources to make […]
Section 19-13-404 – Party State Responsibilities.
19-13-404. Party state responsibilities. (a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate procedural plans and programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of the responsibilities listed in this section. In formulating the plans, and in carrying them out, the party states, insofar as practical, shall: (i) Review individual state hazards analyses […]
Section 19-13-208 – Limitation of Powers.
19-13-208. Limitation of powers. Except for the right granted by this act to jointly exercise powers, this act does not authorize any fire protection service, emergency medical care provider, homeland security program or local government subdivision of this state to exercise a power that it is not otherwise authorized to exercise.
Section 19-13-209 – Right of State in Actions Involving Agreements.
19-13-209. Right of state in actions involving agreements. In any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation of or liability under a mutual aid agreement entered into between one (1) or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, homeland security programs or local government subdivisions of this state and one (1) or more fire […]
Section 19-13-210 – Authorization to Appropriate Funds for Purpose of Agreement.
19-13-210. Authorization to appropriate funds for purpose of agreement. A fire protection service, emergency medical care provider, homeland security program or local government subdivision of this state may appropriate funds for and may sell, lease or otherwise supply material to any entity created for the purpose of performance of an agreement and may provide such […]
Section 19-13-301 – Search and Rescue Account; Created; Expenditures.
19-13-301. Search and rescue account; created; expenditures. (a) The search and rescue account is created. Fees identified in W.S. 23-2-101, 23-2-201, 31-2-404, 31-2-409, 31-2-703, 41-13-109 and 41-13-110 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of this account. (b) Revenues deposited within the search and rescue account shall be expended by the Wyoming […]
Section 19-13-302 – Search and Rescue Account Administration.
19-13-302. Search and rescue account administration. (a) Any county sheriff’s office in this state may make a claim on the search and rescue account for reimbursement of costs directly incurred in the performance of search and rescue activities. Any claim made pursuant to this subsection shall be submitted to the Wyoming office of homeland security. […]