Kansas Statutes 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 in effect on the effective date of this act or such later version as adopted by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-1,129, and amendments thereto, subject to the following:
(1) The state of emergency shall be deemed to exist solely for the purpose of exempting drivers of utility service vehicles, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 395.2, as in effect on the effective date of this act or such later version as adopted by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-1,129, and amendments thereto, from limitations on hours of service prescribed by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission; and
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-945
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Emergency management: means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters;
(b) "adjutant general" means the adjutant general of the state of Kansas;
(c) "division of emergency management" means the division of emergency management created in the office of the adjutant general by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(2) the exemption shall be subject to the conditions and limitations provided by 49 C.F.R. § 390.23, as in effect on the effective date of this act or such later version as adopted by rules and regulations of the state corporation commission pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-1,129, and amendments thereto, for exemptions pursuant to that regulation.
(b) The adjutant general may adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
(c) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas emergency management act.