12.21 GOVERNOR. Subdivision 1. General authority. The governor (1) has general direction and control of emergency management, (2) may carry out the provisions of this chapter, and (3) during a national security emergency declared as existing under section 12.31, during the existence of an energy supply emergency as declared under section 216C.15, or during the […]
12.22 ASSISTANCE, ACCEPTANCE, RULES. Subdivision 1. Federal aid. Whenever the federal government, or an agency or officer of the federal government, offers to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision of the state, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for the purposes of emergency management, […]
12.221 MINNESOTA NATURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE. Subdivision 1. Disaster assistance agreement. The Division of Emergency Management may enter into an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the maintenance of the Minnesota natural disaster assistance program and for administration of federal disaster assistance programs as provided for under provisions of federal law and regulation. […]
12.23 FACILITIES, UTILIZATION. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the governor and the governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state shall utilize the services, equipment, supplies, and facilities of existing departments, offices, and agencies of the state and of the political subdivisions of the state to the maximum extent practicable. The […]
12.24 REGIONAL DISASTER OFFICES. Subdivision 1. Authorization. The state director may create and establish such number of regional disaster offices as may be necessary to provide both administrative assistance and operational support following a disaster, and with due consideration of the plans of the federal government and of other states. The director shall designate staff […]
12.25 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS; DIRECTORS, DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Political subdivisions; director, responsibilities. Each political subdivision shall establish a local organization for emergency management in accordance with the state emergency management program, but no town shall establish a local organization for emergency management without approval of the state director. Each local organization for emergency management must have […]
12.26 POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; TAXATION, APPROPRIATIONS. Subdivision 1. Appropriation for expenses. Each political subdivision may make appropriations in the manner provided by law for making appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the political subdivision for the payment of expenses of its local organizations for emergency management, and any local contingent of the civil air patrol. Subd. […]
12.27 MUTUAL AID, ARRANGEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Authority; organizations in Minnesota. The director of each local organization for emergency management may, in collaboration with other public and private agencies within this state, develop or cause to be developed mutual aid arrangements for reciprocal emergency management aid and assistance in an emergency or disaster too great to […]
12.28 GOVERNOR’S ORDERS, RULES; ENFORCEMENT. Every organization for emergency management established pursuant to this chapter and its officers shall execute and enforce orders and rules as may be made by the governor under authority of this chapter or section 216C.15. Each organization must have available for inspection at its office all orders and rules made […]
12.29 DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY. Subdivision 1. Authority to declare emergency. A local emergency may be declared only by the mayor of a municipality or the chair of a county board of commissioners or their legal successors. It may not be continued for a period in excess of three days except by or with the […]
12.301 COMMUNITY DISASTER LOANS; GOVERNOR’S AUTHORITY. Whenever, at the request of the governor, the president has declared a major disaster to exist in this state, the governor is authorized to take the following actions: (a) Upon the governor’s determination that a political subdivision of the state will suffer a substantial loss of tax and other […]
