Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 2a > Part 8 - Emergency Interim Succession Act

• Alerting authority: means a political subdivision that has received access to send alerts through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• 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.
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Director: means the division director appointed under Section 53-2a-103 or the director's designee. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
• Disaster: means an event that:

  (a)	causes, or threatens to cause, loss of life, human suffering, public or private property damage, or economic or social disruption resulting from attack, internal disturbance, natural phenomena, or technological hazard; and

  (b)

  requires resources that are beyond the scope of local agencies in routine responses to emergencies and accidents and may be of a magnitude or involve unusual circumstances that require response by government, not-for-profit, or private entities. See Utah Code 53-2a-102 Division: means the Division of Emergency Management created in Section 53-2a-103. See Utah Code 53-2a-102 Emergency manager: means an individual designated as the emergency manager for a political subdivision as described in Section 53-2a-1402. See Utah Code 53-2a-102 Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102 Officer: means a person who is elected or appointed to an office or position within a political subdivision. See Utah Code 53-2a-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Political subdivision: means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-61-102. See Utah Code 53-2a-102 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 State of emergency: means a condition in any part of this state that requires state government emergency assistance to supplement the local efforts of the affected political subdivision to save lives and to protect property, public health, welfare, or safety in the event of a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster. See Utah Code 53-2a-102