Oregon Statutes 401.096 – Federal grants for emergency management and services; authority of office
(1) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is designated as the sole agency of the State of Oregon for the purpose of negotiating agreements with the United States Department of Homeland Security or other appropriate federal agency, on behalf of the state, for the acquisition of federal funds for the purpose of providing emergency program management and emergency services.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 401.096
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Emergency: means a human created or natural event or circumstance that causes or threatens widespread loss of life, injury to person or property, human suffering or financial loss, including but not limited to:
(a) Fire, wildfire, explosion, flood, severe weather, landslides or mud slides, drought, earthquake, volcanic activity, tsunamis or other oceanic phenomena, spills or releases of oil or hazardous material as defined in ORS § 466. See Oregon Statutes 401.025
- Emergency service agency: means an organization within a local government that performs essential services for the public's benefit before, during or after an emergency, such as law enforcement, fire control, health, medical and sanitation services, public works and engineering, public information and communications. See Oregon Statutes 401.025
- Emergency services: means activities engaged in by state and local government agencies to prepare for an emergency and to prevent, minimize, respond to or recover from an emergency, including but not limited to coordination, preparedness planning, training, interagency liaison, fire fighting, oil or hazardous material spill or release cleanup as defined in ORS § 466. See Oregon Statutes 401.025
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) When applying for funds described in subsection (1) of this section, the following entities shall coordinate with the department on development of proposals and submit applications to the department to be reviewed and processed:
(a) A city or county operating an emergency management program.
(b) An emergency service agency.
(c) A state agency.
(3) A tribal government operating an emergency management program may, when applying for funds, coordinate with the department on development of proposals and submit applications to the department to be reviewed, processed or both.
(4) The department is authorized to accept and receive federal funds for the purposes of emergency program management and emergency services on behalf of the state, counties, cities and participating tribal governments. [Formerly 401.280; 2013 c.189 § 1; 2021 c.539 § 32]
[Repealed by 1983 c.586 § 49]
[1983 c.586 § 9; renumbered 401.204 in 2009]
[2007 c.223 § 1; renumbered 401.962 in 2009]
[2007 c.223 3,4; renumbered 401.965 in 2009]
[2007 c.223 § 7(3); renumbered 401.970 in 2009]