48-926. State disaster emergency plan; rules and regulations. (a) The division of emergency management shall prepare and maintain a state disaster emergency plan, which may include provisions for: (1) Prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by disaster; (2) prompt and effective response to disaster; (3) emergency relief; (4) identification of areas particularly vulnerable […]
48-927. State resources management plan. The division of emergency management shall prepare a state resources management plan to include such economic controls as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate recovery from disasters. Such resources management plan, or any part thereof, may be placed in effect by incorporating the same in orders issued by the governor […]
48-928. Duties of division of emergency management. In addition to other duties imposed under this act, the division of emergency management shall: (a) Determine the requirements of the state and the counties and cities thereof for food, clothing and other necessities in event of a disaster; (b) procure and distribute about the state, such supplies, […]
48-929. County and city disaster agencies; determination by governor; disaster emergency plans by county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies; duties of local officials. (a) Each county within this state shall establish and maintain a disaster agency responsible for emergency management and coordination of response to disasters or shall participate in an interjurisdictional arrangement for such […]
48-930. Interjurisdictional disaster agencies; finding and order by governor; disaster emergency plans; interjurisdictional agreements between counties; interstate mutual aid organizations, agreements, disapproval by legislature. (a) If the governor finds that two or more adjoining counties would be served better by an interjurisdictional disaster agency than by maintaining separate disaster agencies and services, the governor shall […]
48-931. Development and revision of state, local and interjurisdictional disaster plans; advice and assistance of local government, business and civic leaders. (a) The division of emergency management shall take an integral part in the development and revision of local and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans prepared under K.S.A. 48-929 and 48-930, and amendments thereto. To this […]
48-932. States of local disaster emergency; effect; powers and duties of county and city officials; civil action for relief from action by local unit of government. (a) A state of local disaster emergency may be declared by the chairperson of the board of county commissioners of any county, or by the mayor or other principal […]
48-933. Duty of individuals during disaster emergencies; compensation for loss of property, exceptions; claims procedure. (a) Each person within this state shall act and manage the affairs of such person and such person’s property in any way which reasonably will assist and not detract from the ability of the state and the public successfully to […]
48-934. Duties and immunities of law enforcement, military and other authorized personnel. Law enforcement officers, military personnel, or other persons authorized to assist them, while engaged in maintaining or restoring the public peace or safety or in the protection of life or property during a state of disaster emergency proclaimed under K.S.A. 48-924, shall have […]
48-935. Force and effect of municipal ordinances during disaster emergencies. Any ordinance of any municipality authorizing the mayor or other persons to act during a state of disaster emergency proclaimed under K.S.A. 48-924 or during a state of local disaster emergency declared under K.S.A. 48-932, shall be in full force and effect except for the […]
48-936. Immunity from liability for persons in control of certain premises. Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege, or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering […]
48-937. Communications systems during disasters; recommendations to governor. The division of emergency management shall ascertain what means exist for rapid and efficient communications during a disaster. The division of emergency management shall consider the desirability of supplementing these communications resources or of integrating them into a comprehensive state or state and federal telecommunications or other […]
48-938. Federal grants to individuals and families; powers and duties of governor; amount of state share; maximum amount, determination. Whenever the president of the United States, pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act and the federal disaster relief and emergency assistance amendments of 1988, has declared a major disaster […]
48-939. Civil penalty for intentional violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunder; enforcement through civil action by the attorney general or county or district attorney; injunction or restraining order; criminal penalty for knowing violation of certain orders. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who intentionally violates any […]
48-940. Title of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas nuclear safety emergency management act. History: L. 1993, ch. 113, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 248, § 22; July 1.
48-941. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) “Emergency planning zone” means an area surrounding a nuclear facility for which planning is needed to assure that prompt and effective actions can be taken to protect the public in the event of an accident at the facility. Each nuclear facility shall have, as a minimum a […]
48-942. Costs of emergency management plans and programs; fees. (a) Persons engaged in the production of electricity through the utilization of nuclear energy at a nuclear facility shall pay fees to the adjutant general to cover the costs incurred by state and local government agencies in establishing and maintaining appropriate emergency management plans and programs […]
48-943. Rules and regulations; personnel. (a) The adjutant general shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer and implement the provisions of this act. Such rules and regulations shall include a schedule for the submission of emergency management budget requests by participating state and local government agencies and for the payment and disbursement of moneys […]
48-944. Administration of act. The adjutant general shall administer this act in conjunction with the administration of the Kansas emergency management act. History: L. 1993, ch. 113, § 5; L. 1994, ch. 248, § 26; July 1.
48-945. Declaration of state of emergency; exemption of drivers of utility service vehicles from certain requirements. (a) Upon application by any utility, the division of emergency management may declare a state of emergency in all or any part of the state whenever conditions exist which constitute an emergency, as defined in 49 C.F.R. 390.5, as […]
