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NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 166A-19.13 - Data collection, reporting, use of State and federal funds.

 166A-19.13. Data collection, reporting, use of State and federal funds.(a) The Department of Public Safety shall establish mechanisms to regularly solicit input from entities receiving federal or State disaster recovery funds regarding ways to improve the administration of the funds and associated programs. The mechanisms may include surveys and focus groups.(b) By December 1, 2020, the Department of Public Safety shall modify its policies and procedures for disaster recovery to do the following:(1) Where permitted by State law and administrative rule, require the Office of Recovery and Resiliency (Office) to use cost as a factor when awarding contracts for professional services that may be eligible for reimbursement from federal funds. Contracts subject to Article 3D of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes are exempt from this subsection.(2) Establish minimum competencies for staff who administer the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, including experience with either traditional CDBG programs or CDBG-DR programs.(3) Describe how the input obtained from the mechanisms established in subsection (a) of this section will be incorporated into revisions of its policies and procedures.(c) By January 1, 2020, the Office of Recovery and Resiliency (Office) shall develop performance metrics for all entities receiving federal or State disaster recovery funds, including the following:(1) Total number of projects managed overall.(2) Outreach and intake metrics.(3) Amount of disaster recovery funds spent on administrative activities.(4) Amount of disaster recovery funds disbursed on behalf of recipients.  (2019-250, s. 3.5(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 166A-19.14 - Priority consideration of North Carolina-based companies when addressing public health emergencies.

 166A-19.14. Priority consideration of North Carolina-based companies when addressing public health emergencies.During a public health emergency, the Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management within the Department of Public Safety shall first consider North Carolina-based companies that can provide mobile response units with capabilities to reach rural areas of the State. Operations that shall be considered include patient testing or sample collections, feeding operations, triage facilities, and other operations where it is necessary to deliver mobile services to individuals.  (2020-3, s. 3C.2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 166A-19.20 - Gubernatorial or legislative declaration of state of emergency.

 166A-19.20. Gubernatorial or legislative declaration of state of emergency.(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 state of emergency shall include a definition of the area constituting the emergency area.(c) Expiration of States of Emergency. - A state of emergency declared pursuant to this section shall expire when it is rescinded by the authority that issued it.(d) Exercise of Powers Not Contingent on Declaration of Disaster Type. - Once a state of emergency has been declared pursuant to this section, the fact that a declaration of disaster type has not been issued shall not preclude the exercise of powers otherwise conferred during a state of emergency.(e) Extra Session; Emergency Transportation Expenditures. - The General Assembly considers a determination by the Secretary of Transportation under G.S. 136-44.2E(f) that anticipated emergency expenses will exceed the funds in the Transportation Emergency Reserve within the meaning of the term "extraordinary occasions," and therefore the Governor is authorized to convene the General Assembly in Extra Session under Section 5(7) of Article III of the North Carolina Constitution. The General Assembly strongly urges the Governor to convene the General Assembly in Extra Session within 14 days of notice by the Secretary under G.S. 136-44.2E(f) for the purpose of appropriating funds from the Savings Reserve to the Emergency Reserve to address the transportation needs of the State necessitated by a major disaster.  (1951, c. 1016, s. 4; 1955, c. 387, s. 4; 1959, c. 284, s. 2; c. 337, s. 4; 1975, c. 734, ss. 11, 14; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 1993, c. 321, s. 181(a); 1995, c. 509, s. 125; 2001-214, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2011-183, s. 127(c); 2012-12, s. 1(b); 2020-91, s. 4.7(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 166A-19.23 - Excessive pricing prohibitions.

 166A-19.23. Excessive pricing prohibitions.A declaration issued pursuant to this Article shall trigger the prohibitions against excessive pricing during states of disaster, states of emergency, or abnormal market disruptions pursuant to G.S. 75-37 and G.S. 75-38.  (2012-12, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 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 of the Council of State.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 6.19(a), effective July 1, 2015.(c) Use of Other Funds. - The Governor may reallocate such other funds as may reasonably be available within the appropriations of the various departments when all of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The severity and magnitude of the emergency so requires.(2) Contingency and emergency funds are insufficient or inappropriate.(3) A state of emergency has been declared pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.20(a).(4) Funds in the State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund are insufficient.  (Former G.S. 166A-5: 1951, c. 1016, ss. 3, 9; 1953, c. 1099, s. 3; 1955, c. 387, ss. 2, 3, 5; 1957, c. 950, s. 5; 1975, c. 734, ss. 9, 10, 14, 16; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 124; 2001-214, s. 2; 2002-179, s. 12; 2009-192, s. 1; 2009-193, s. 3; 2009-196, s. 1; 2009-225, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g). Former G.S. 166A-6: 1951, c. 1016, s. 4; 1955, c. 387, s. 4; 1959, c. 284, s. 2; c. 337, s. 4; 1975, c. 734, ss. 11, 14; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 1993, c. 321, s. 181(a); 1995, c. 509, s. 125; 2001-214, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2011-183, s. 127(c); 2012-12, s. 1(b); 2015-241, s. 6.19(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 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 of Funds. - The Governor may spend funds from the Fund for the following purposes:(1) To cover the start-up costs of State Emergency Response Team operations for an emergency that poses an imminent threat of a Type I, Type II, or Type III disaster.(2) To cover the cost of first responders to a Type I, Type II, or Type III disaster and any related supplies and equipment needed by first responders that are not provided for under subdivision (1) of this subsection.(3) To provide relief and assistance in accordance with G.S. 166A-19.41 from the effects of an emergency.(c) Reporting Requirement. - The Governor shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and to the Chairs of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives on any expenditures from the State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund no later than 30 days after making the expenditure. The report shall include a description of the emergency and type of action taken.  (2006-66, s. 6.5(b); 2012-12, s. 1(b); 2015-241, s. 6.19(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.61 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 166A-19.61 - No private liability.

 166A-19.61. No private liability.Any person, firm, or corporation, together with any successors in interest, if any, owning or controlling real or personal property who, voluntarily or involuntarily, knowingly or unknowingly, with or without compensation, grants a license or privilege or otherwise permits or allows the designation or use of the whole or any part or parts of such real or personal property for the purpose of activities or functions relating to emergency management as provided for in this Chapter or elsewhere in the General Statutes shall not be civilly liable for the death of or injury to any person or the loss of or damage to the property of any persons where such death, injury, loss, or damage resulted from, through, or because of the use of the said real or personal property for any of the above purposes, provided that the use of said property is subject to the order or control of or pursuant to a request of the State government or any political subdivision thereof.  (1957, c. 950, s. 3; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 2012-12, s. 1(b); 2012-90, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.62 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 166A-19.62 - Civil liability of persons who willfully ignore a warning in an emergency.

 166A-19.62. Civil liability of persons who willfully ignore a warning in an emergency.In an emergency, a person who willfully ignores a warning regarding personal safety issued by a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, emergency management agency, or other governmental agency responsible for emergency management under this Article is civilly liable for the cost of a rescue effort to any governmental agency or nonprofit agency cooperating with a governmental agency conducting a rescue on the endangered person's behalf if all of the following are true:(1) The person ignores the warning and (i) engages in an activity or course of action that a reasonable person would not pursue or (ii) fails to take a course of action that a reasonable person would pursue.(2) As a result of ignoring the warning, the person places himself or herself or another in danger.(3) A governmental rescue effort is undertaken on the endangered person's behalf.  (1997-232, s. 1; 2012-12, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.71 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 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, the State acting through the Governor, or such political subdivision, acting with the consent of the Governor and through its governing body, may accept such offer. Upon such acceptance the Governor of the State or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the State or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the State or of such political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency making the offer.  (1951, c. 1016, s. 8; 1973, c. 803, s. 45; 1975, c. 19, s. 72; c. 734, ss. 13, 14; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 2012-12, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.72 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 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. - The Governor may establish mutual aid agreements with political subdivisions in the State with the concurrence of the subdivision's governing body.(c) Political Subdivisions Authorized to Enter Agreements with Other Political Subdivisions. - The chief executive of each political subdivision, with the concurrence of the subdivision's governing body, may develop mutual aid agreements for reciprocal emergency management aid and assistance. Such agreements shall be consistent with the State emergency management program and plans.(d) Political Subdivisions Authorized to Enter Agreements with Political Subdivisions in Other States. - The chief executive officer of each political subdivision, with the concurrence of the governing body and subject to the approval of the Governor, may enter into mutual aid agreements with local chief executive officers in other states for reciprocal emergency management aid and assistance. These agreements shall be consistent with the State emergency management program and plans.(e) Terms of Agreements. - Mutual aid agreements may include, but are not limited to, the furnishing or exchange of such supplies, equipment, facilities, personnel, and services as may be needed; the reimbursement of costs and expenses for equipment, supplies, personnel, and similar items; and on such terms and conditions as deemed necessary.  (1951, c. 1016, s. 7; 1975, c. 734, ss. 14, 16; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 2009-194, s. 1; 2012-12, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.73 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 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 property without compensation.(b) Limitation; Basis of Compensation. - Compensation for property shall be only if the property was commandeered, seized, taken, condemned, or otherwise used in coping with an emergency and this action was ordered by the Governor. The State shall make compensation for the property so seized, taken, or condemned on the following basis:(1) In case property is taken for temporary use, the Governor, within 30 days of the taking, shall fix the amount of compensation to be paid for such damage or failure to return. Whenever the Governor shall deem it advisable for the State to take title to property taken under this section, the Governor shall forthwith cause the owner of such property to be notified thereof in writing by registered mail, postage prepaid, or by the best means available, and forthwith cause to be filed a copy of said notice with the Secretary of State.(2) If the person entitled to receive the amounts so determined by the Governor as just compensation is unwilling to accept the same as full and complete compensation for such property or the use thereof, the person shall be paid seventy-five percent (75%) of such amount and shall be entitled to recover from the State of North Carolina in an action brought in the superior court in the county of residence of claimant, or in Wake County, in the same manner as other condemnation claims are brought, within three years after the date of the Governor's award.  (1977, c. 848, s. 2; 2012-12, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.74 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 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, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, or economic status in the distribution of supplies, the processing of applications, and other relief and assistance activities.  (1975, c. 734, s. 3; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 128; 2012-12, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.75 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 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 of the United States or in this State.(2) Advocates or has advocated the overthrow of any government in the United States by force or violence.(3) Has been convicted of any subversive act against the United States.(4) Is under indictment or information charging any subversive act against the United States.(5) Has ever been a member of the Communist Party.(b) Oath. - Each person who is appointed to serve in any emergency management agency shall, before entering upon the person's duties, take a written oath before a person authorized to administer oaths in this State, which oath shall be substantially as follows:"I, ________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I, nor have I ever knowingly been, a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this State by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member of the State Emergency Management Agency I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this State by force or violence, so help me God."(c) No Violation of Dual Office Holding Prohibition. - No position created by or pursuant to this Article shall be deemed an office within the meaning of Section 9 of Article 6 of the North Carolina Constitution.  (1951, c. 1016, s. 10; 1975, c. 734, ss. 14, 16; 1977, c. 848, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1310, s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 129; 2012-12, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.76 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 166A-19.76 - Leave options for voluntary firefighters, rescue squad workers, and emergency medical service personnel called into service.

 166A-19.76. Leave options for voluntary firefighters, rescue squad workers, and emergency medical service personnel called into service.(a) Leave Without Pay. - A member of a volunteer fire department, rescue squad, or emergency medical services agency called into service of the State after a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor or by the General Assembly, or upon the activation of the State Emergency Response Team in response to an emergency, shall have the right to take leave without pay from his or her civilian employment. No member of a volunteer fire department, rescue squad, or emergency medical services agency shall be forced to use or exhaust his or her vacation or other accrued leave from his or her civilian employment for a period of active service. The choice of leave shall be solely within the discretion of the member.(b) Request in Writing Required. - For the volunteer member to be entitled to take leave without pay pursuant to this section, his or her services shall be requested in writing by the Director of the Division or by the head of a local emergency management agency. The request shall be directed to the Chief of the member's volunteer fire department, rescue squad, or emergency medical services agency, and a copy shall be provided to the member's employer. This section shall not apply to those members whose services have been certified by their employer to the Director of the Division, or to the head of a local emergency management agency, as essential to the employer's own ongoing emergency relief activities.(c) Definition of an Emergency Requiring Activation of the State Emergency Response Team. - For purposes of this section, an emergency requiring the activation of the State Emergency Response Team means an emergency at Activation Level 2 or greater according to the North Carolina State Emergency Operations Plan of November 2002. Activation Level 2 requires the State Emergency Operations Center to be fully activated with 24-hour staffing from all State Emergency Response Team members.(d) Enforcement. - The Commissioner of Labor shall enforce the provisions of this section pursuant to Chapter 95 of the General Statutes.  (2003-103, s. 1; 2012-12, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 166A-19.77 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 166A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act|Article 1A - North Carolina Emergency Management Act.|§ 166A-19.77 - North Carolina Forest Service designated as emergency response agency.

 166A-19.77. North Carolina Forest Service designated as emergency response agency.The North Carolina Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is designated an emergency response agency of the State of North Carolina for purposes of the following:(1) Supporting the North Carolina Forest Service in responding to all-risk incidents.(2) Receipt of any applicable State or federal funding.(3) Training of other State and local agencies in emergency management.(4) Any other emergency response roles for which the North Carolina Forest Service has special training or qualifications.  (2005-128, s. 1; 2011-145, ss. 13.25(ww), 19.1(g); 2012-12, s. 1(b); 2013-155, s. 24.)