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NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-41 Local emergency management councils

App.A:9-41. Local emergency management councils  Every municipality of this State, other than counties, shall create a local emergency management council. Each local emergency management council shall be composed of not more than 15 members who shall be appointed by the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality and shall hold office at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority. The municipal emergency management coordinator shall be a member and shall serve as chairman of the local emergency management council. The local emergency management council shall assist the municipality in establishing the various local volunteer agencies needed to meet the requirements of all local emergency management activities in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Governor in pursuance of the provisions of this act. The local emergency management council is authorized, within the limits of appropriations, to establish an adequate organization to assist in supervising and coordinating the emergency management activities of the local municipality. It shall be lawful for the members of the local emergency management council also to be members of other agencies created because of any emergency. Upon the effective date of this act, the local emergency management councils heretofore appointed shall become the respective local emergency management councils provided for in this act and shall thereafter continue to function as such local emergency management councils, subject to the provisions of this act.  L.1942, c.241, s.9; amended 1953,c.438,s.11; 1989,c.222,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-42.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-42.1 County emergency management coordinator; appointment; term of office

App.A:9-42.1. County emergency management coordinator; appointment; term of office  In every county of this State the governing body shall appoint a county emergency management coordinator, which appointment shall be for a term of three years. The appointments shall be subject to the approval of the State Director of Emergency Management and thereafter shall be subject to his orders. The State Director of Emergency Management shall exercise supervision and control of all such appointees, who may be removed by said State Director of Emergency Management for cause.  L.1953, c.438, s.12; amended 1985,c.504,s.1; 1989,c.222,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-42.1a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-42.1a Coordinator appointed prior to Jan. 21, 1986, exception; term

App.A:9-42.1a. Coordinator appointed prior to Jan. 21, 1986, exception; term  Any county emergency management coordinator appointed prior to the effective date of P.L.1985, c.504 (C.App.A:9-42.1a) shall serve for the length of the term to which the coordinator was appointed unless removed for just cause, except that any coordinator not appointed for a specific term shall begin the new term on the effective date of this act. Thereafter, the provision of section 12 of P.L.1953, c.438 (C.App.A:9-42.1) relating to the length of a term shall take effect.  L.1985, c.504, s.2; amended 1989,c.222,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-421b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-421b Filling of deputy emergency management coordinator position.

App.A:9-421b Filling of deputy emergency management coordinator position.  10. The deputy emergency management coordinator position shall be filled by the governing body in each county by: a. the appointment of a qualified individual; b. the selection of a qualified volunteer; or, if appropriate, c. the selection of an individual pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission of the State of New Jersey.  L.1989, c.222, s.10; amended 2008, c.29, s.113.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-42.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-42.2 Duties of county emergency management coordinator

App.A:9-42.2. Duties of county emergency management coordinator  The county emergency management coordinator shall be responsible for the development, coordination, and activation of countywide mutual aid emergency management plans; and for the activation of such emergency management facilities and services as are available from the resources of the county government.  L.1953, c.438, s.13; amended 1989,c.222,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43 Other local agencies or instrumentalities

App.A:9-43. Other local agencies or instrumentalities  Every political subdivision of this State is authorized to create by resolution any other agencies or instrumentalities that may be needed in order to meet the problems presented by any emergency as defined by this act, not at variance with such rules and regulations as shall be established by the Governor. Any such agencies heretofore or hereafter established shall immediately conform to the rules and regulations that may be adopted and promulgated by the Governor. L.1942, c. 251, p. 684, s. 11. Amended by L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2408, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9:43-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9:43-1 State Emergency Operations Plan.

App.A:9:43-1 State Emergency Operations Plan.  18. The State Office of Emergency Management shall adopt a State Emergency Operations Plan, including rules, regulations, and guidelines, that shall be reviewed and updated at least every two years. a. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, provisions which shall be developed in consultation with: (1) the Department of Agriculture, to support the needs of animals and individuals with an animal under their care, including domestic livestock, a domesticated animal, or a service animal, in a major disaster or emergency; and (2) the Department of Health, to provide for a coordinated Statewide evacuation strategy for all hospitals and other health care facilities in the State, alternative sources of care for evacuated patients, and proposed sites of temporary shelter in the event of an emergency. The Statewide evacuation strategy shall be based on evacuation plans prepared pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1989, c.222 (C.App.A:9-43.2) and submitted to the State Office of Emergency Management by each county and municipality in the State pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1989, c.222 (C.App.A:9-43.4). b. The plan shall: (1) include provisions that specifically address the need for the safe and timely evacuation of the families and dependents of the emergency responders rendering major disaster or emergency services; and  (2) incorporate the results of the risk assessment conducted in accordance with the county storm preparedness funding program established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2017, c.63 (C.App.A:9-43.17). c. In addition, the State Office of Emergency Management and each county and municipal emergency management agency shall take appropriate steps to educate the public regarding the resources available in the event of an emergency and the importance of emergency preparedness planning. L.1989, c.222, s.18; amended 2006, c.92, s.1; 2011, c.178, s.8; 2017, c.63, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.2 County, municipal written emergency operations plans; coordination.

App.A:9-43.2 County, municipal written emergency operations plans; coordination.  19. Each county and municipality in the State shall prepare a written Emergency Operations Plan with all appropriate annexes necessary to implement the plan. The development of all plans shall be coordinated with the Emergency Operations Plans of the State, county and neighboring municipalities to ensure a regional coordinated response and the efficient use of resources. a. These plans shall include, but not be limited to, provisions which shall be developed in consultation with: (1) the Department of Agriculture, to support the needs of animals and individuals with an animal under their care, including domestic livestock, a domesticated animal, or a service animal, in a major disaster or emergency; and (2) the Department of Health and Senior Services to evaluate the evacuation procedures of hospitals and other health care facilities located in each county and municipality, alternative sources of care for evacuated patients, and proposed sites of temporary shelter in the event of an emergency. b. Each plan shall include provisions that specifically address the need for the safe and timely evacuation of the families and dependents of the emergency responders rendering major disaster or emergency services. c. Each Emergency Operations Plan shall be adopted no later than one year after the State Emergency Planning Guidelines have been adopted by the State Office of Emergency Management and shall be evaluated at such subsequent scheduled review of the State Emergency Operations Plan. L.1989, c.222, s.19; amended 2006, c.92, s.2; 2011, c.178, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.3 Guidelines for Emergency Operations Plans.

App.A:9-43.3 Guidelines for Emergency Operations Plans.  20. Each county and municipal Emergency Operations Plan shall conform to all relevant federal and State statutes, rules and regulations concerning emergency operations and shall include the identification of significant hazards affecting the jurisdiction. Each county and municipal Emergency Operations Plan shall be based upon planning criteria, objectives, requirements, responsibilities and concepts of operation for the implementation of all necessary and appropriate protective or remedial measures to be taken in response to an actual or threatened emergency as determined by the State Director of Emergency Management. Each Emergency Operations Plan shall provide for a command structure that affords appropriate command support for the incident commander. Deputy chiefs and battalion chiefs and company officers shall be included in the county fire mutual aid plan to respond to any emergency to supply command support or be assigned to the command structure. Each county and municipal Emergency Operations Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least every two years. L.1989,c.222,s.20; amended 2000,c.177,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.4 Approval by State Office of Emergency Management.

App.A:9-43.4 Approval by State Office of Emergency Management.  21. Each county and municipality shall submit an Emergency Operations Plan to the State Office of Emergency Management, which may be submitted in a secure electronic form by way of any electronic means capable of sending, submitting or presenting confidential information. No Emergency Operations Plan shall take effect without approval by the State Office of Emergency Management. The State Office of Emergency Management shall review the plans and determine their compatibility with the State Emergency Operations Plan Guidelines and shall either approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the plan. The State Office of Emergency Management shall set forth in writing its reasons for disapproval of any plan or, in the case of the issuance of a conditional approval, shall specify the necessary amendments to the plan. If the State Office of Emergency Management fails to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove an Emergency Operations Plan within 60 days of receipt of the plan, it shall be considered approved by the State Office of Emergency Management. L.1989, c.222, s.21; amended 2010, c.66, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.5 Grants to municipalities, counties for development of Emergency Operations Plans

App.A:9-43.5. Grants to municipalities, counties for development of Emergency Operations Plans  The State Office of Emergency Management, subject to available appropriations and grants from other sources, is authorized to award grants to any municipality or county to assist in the development of an Emergency Operations Plan. The State Office of Emergency Management shall prescribe and promulgate, pursuant to law, procedures for applying for the grant and terms and conditions for receiving the grant.  L.1989, c.222, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.6 Technical assistance, planning grants to municipalities

App.A:9-43.6. Technical assistance, planning grants to municipalities  The State and counties shall be authorized to provide technical assistance and planning grants to municipalities to assist in the preparation and revision of municipal Emergency Operations Plans pursuant to section 19 of this amendatory and supplementary act.  L.1989, c.222, s.23.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.7 Emergency plans, electronic submission by certain entities permitted.

App.A:9-43.7 Emergency plans, electronic submission by certain entities permitted.  1. a. Any entity, organization, or educational institution, be it public or private, that submits an emergency operations or evacuation plan to the State Office of Emergency Management may submit that plan in a secure electronic format by way of any electronic means capable of sending, submitting or presenting confidential information. b. School districts required by regulation to develop and implement comprehensive plans, procedures and mechanisms that provide for safety and security in the public and private elementary schools may transmit those plans, procedures and mechanisms, when appropriate, in a secure electronic format by way of any electronic means capable of sending, submitting or presenting confidential information. c. The State Office of Emergency Management may adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines, to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2010, c.66, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.8 Definitions relative to coastal evacuation.

App.A:9-43.8 Definitions relative to coastal evacuation.  1. For the purposes of this act: "Alternative emergency power generator" means an electricity-generating installation system that operates to provide the electricity needs of a building or structure if the normal source of electricity is disrupted due to a power outage. "Critical infrastructure" means all buildings or structures in the State that are indispensably necessary for national security, economic stability, and public safety. "Director" means the Director of the State Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police. "Emergency" means an emergency or local disaster emergency as defined in section 3 of P.L.1953, c. 438 (C.App.A:9-33.1). "Lane reversal strategy" means an evacuation plan that reverses the flow of traffic in lanes that are normally configured for travel in one direction, resulting in all traffic traveling in the same direction on all lanes of a highway. "Long term emergency shelter" means a building or structure in which a public entity or a private, nonprofit organization provides shelter for a period of time extending longer than six months to individuals and families who have been displaced from their homes due to an emergency. "Special needs" means a physical or mental disability or medical care need of an individual who, after exhausting all other resources still needs assistance for evacuation or sheltering before, during, or after a disaster or emergency. "Temporary emergency shelter" means a building or structure in which a public entity or a private, nonprofit organization provides shelter to individuals and families who have been displaced from their homes due to an emergency until that emergency has ceased. L.2011, c.178, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.9 Annual public awareness program.

App.A:9-43.9 Annual public awareness program.  2. a. The director shall develop and undertake an annual public awareness program to educate the public concerning the State's plan to evacuate New Jersey's coastal areas in a time of emergency. The program may incorporate the use of broadcast media, print media, the Internet, or any other available resources. b. The program shall inform the public of: (1) methods by which the State is to notify the public of the initiation of an emergency evacuation of a coastal area; (2) appropriate evacuation routes; (3) alternative methods of evacuation, other than that utilizing a personal motor vehicle; (4) information concerning the preparation and storing of personal evacuation kits; (5) appropriate supplies of food and potable water that individuals and families should have readily available; and (6) information relating to the support of, and care for animals, particularly service animals and pets subject to a coastal evacuation; and (7) any such other matters as the director shall deem appropriate and necessary. c. In developing this plan, and in making any subsequent revisions, the director shall consult with the Emergency Management Offices of the affected counties and municipalities. L.2011, c.178, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.10 Appointment of commission.

App.A:9-43.10 Appointment of commission.  3. a. The director, in consultation with the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Human Services, shall appoint a commission comprised of experts from each department as well as experts from private nonprofit organizations, which shall include, but not be limited to, the American Red Cross, that shall be authorized to: (1) identify appropriate elementary and secondary school buildings that may serve as adequate locations for temporary emergency shelter during an emergency; and (2) identify specific locations that may serve as long term emergency shelters, during an emergency, for the benefit of individuals who have been displaced from their residence for an extended period of time as a result of that emergency or local disaster emergency. b. Following the effective date of this act, all elementary and secondary school buildings to be newly constructed shall be evaluated during the planning or design phase and a determination shall be made considering all appropriate factors including, but not limited to, the suitability, necessity, and financial feasibility, as to whether that elementary or secondary school building may serve as a potential location for an emergency shelter during a declared state of emergency. L.2011, c.178, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.11 Duties of director.

App.A:9-43.11 Duties of director.  4. The director shall: a. ensure consistency among the evacuation plans and shelter plans of the State's coastal counties, and such other counties that the director determines may be affected by the evacuation of the coast in an emergency, and integrate those plans into a Statewide evacuation plan;  b. work in coordination with the county offices of emergency management to revise any evacuation or shelter plan that, upon review, proves to be inconsistent with the evacuation plans of other counties, or with the State Emergency Operations Plan Guidelines; and c. consult with and seek the advice of private nonprofit organizations when implementing the provisions of this section, which shall include, but not be limited to, the American Red Cross. L.2011, c.178, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.12 Identification of critical infrastructures.

App.A:9-43.12 Identification of critical infrastructures.  5. The director shall work in conjunction with the county emergency management coordinator in each county to locate and identify all critical infrastructures in the State that would need an alternative emergency power generator in the event of a Statewide emergency. L.2011, c.178, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-43.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-43.13 Central registry for residents with special needs.

App.A:9-43.13 Central registry for residents with special needs.  6. a. Each county in the State may establish a central registry for residents with special needs who require additional assistance provided to them during an emergency. A central registry created pursuant to this section shall be maintained by each county office of emergency management, and shall be composed of information voluntarily provided by each registrant that includes, but is not limited to, the registrant's address, telephone number, and particular condition or assistance needs.  b. Each county that creates such a registry shall conduct a public awareness campaign, utilizing the Internet and any other available resources, to inform the general public of the importance of identifying and registering individuals with special needs prior to an emergency so that appropriate preparations may be made to ensure that these individuals receive necessary assistance during an evacuation. Information collected for purposes of a central registry created pursuant to this section shall be used only by the county office of emergency management that collected the information to prepare for and provide assistance to residents with special needs in an emergency, and shall not otherwise be divulged or made publicly available; provided however, that the director may, at the director's discretion, access and obtain information from a central registry maintained by a county office of emergency management if the information is used directly and exclusively by the director to prepare an Emergency Operations Plan required pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1989, c.222 (C.App.A:9-43.2).  c. A central registry maintained by a county office of emergency management and any information contained therein, or accessed and obtained by the director in accordance with subsection b. of this section, shall not be included under materials available to public inspections pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). d. Each municipality in the State may maintain a list containing the names and addresses of municipal residents who identify themselves as being in need of special assistance in the event of an emergency in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2017, c.266 (C.40:48-2.67). L.2011, c.178, s.6; amended 2017, c.266, s.5.