Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 145 - Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management › Chapter 10 - Gubernatorial Declarations for Disaster Assistance › Subchapter 1 - General › Section 145:10-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Definitions which apply to individual Subchapters in this
				  chapter are found in those Subchapters. In addition, the following words and
				  terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Contractor"
means any individual, partnership,
				  corporation, agency, or other entity (other than an organization engaged in the
				  business of insurance) performing work by contract for the eligible Applicant.
"Designated Area"
means any emergency or major
				  disaster-affected portion of the State which has been determined eligible for
				  State Disaster Assistance.
"Director"
means the Director, OEM, or his/her
				  designee.
"Eligible Applicant"
means incorporated cities,
				  towns and counties that apply for assistance as a result of a declaration of
				  major disaster or emergency.
"Emergency"
means any occasion or instance for
				  which, in the determination of the Governor, State assistance is needed to
				  supplement local efforts and capabilities to save lives and protect property
				  and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe
				  in any part of the State of Oklahoma.
"Governor"
means the chief executive officer in
				  the State, or the Acting Governor.
"Governor's Authorized Representatives (GAR)"
means the person empowered by the Governor to execute, on behalf of the State,
				  all necessary documents for State Disaster Assistance.
"Gubernatorial Declaration"
means any major
				  disaster or emergency declaration made by the Governor to alleviate suffering,
				  protect life and property and provide assistance to eligible Applicants.
"Hazard Mitigation"
means any cost-effective
				  measure which will reduce the potential for damage to a facility from a
				  disaster event.
"Local Government"
means any county, city,
				  village, town, district or other political subdivision of the State; and
				  includes any rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public
				  entity for which an application for assistance is made by a county or political
				  subdivision thereof.
"Major Disaster"
means any natural catastrophe
				  (including any tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, earthquake,
				  landslide, mudslide, snow storm, or drought), or regardless of cause, any fire,
				  flood, or explosion, in any part of the State of Oklahoma, which in the
				  determination of the Governor causes damage of sufficient severity and
				  magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance to supplement State and local
				  resources in alleviating the damage, loss , hardship, or suffering caused
				  thereby.
"Public Assistance"
means supplementary State
				  assistance provided to eligible Applicants other than assistance for the direct
				  benefit of individuals and families. For further information, see subchapters
				  5, 7 and 9 of this chapter.
"State Agency"
means any department, independent
				  establishment, Government corporation, or other agency of the executive branch
				  of the State Government.
"State Coordinating Officer (SCO)"
means the
				  person appointed by the Director, or in his/her absence, the Deputy Director,
				  to coordinate State assistance in an emergency or major
				  disaster.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 4611,
				  eff 8-26-94 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 3320, eff
				  8-11-95