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(4) limit. modify, or abridge the authority of the Governor to proclaim martial law or exercise any other powers vested in him under the constitution or laws of this state independent of or in conjunction with any provisions of this Act. Defi nit ions Section 4. In this Act [ (1) ""Disaster" means the occurrence or imminent threat ùf \";::<:spread 0"- severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting froll! any natura1 or man-made cause, including fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, wave action, oil spill or other water contamination, volcanic activity, epidemic, air con- tamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, other public calamity requiring emergency action, or energy emergency. (2) "Political subdivisionll means a county or incorporated city. (3) "Organized volunteer groups" means organizations such as the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Civil Air Patrol, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services, and other similar organizations recognized by fed~ra1 or state statute, regulation, or memorandum. (4) "Temporary housing" means temporary housing as defined in the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (PL 93-288,88 Stat., 143).1 [ (5) "Interjurisdictional agency" means a disaster agency maintained by and serving more than one political subdivision. [ (6) IIEnergy emergency" means a temporary statewide, regional, or local shortage of petroleum or liquid fuels energy supplies that makes emergency measures necessary to reduce demand or allocate supply. 142 U.S.C.A. §§ 5121 et seq., 5174. [ The Governor and Emergency Management Section 5.[ (a) The Governor is responsible for meeting the dangers to the state and people presented by disasters and disruptions to the state and people caused by energy emergencies. (b) Under this Act, the Governor may issue executive orders, proclama- tions, and regulations and amend or rescind them. Executive orders, proclama- tions, and regulations have the force and effect of law. [ (c) The Governor may establish by executive order an Emergency Management Council to advise and assist him in all matters relating to disaster prepared- ness, emergency servi ces, energy emergenci es, and di saster recovery. The Emergency Management Counci 1 is composed of the heads of state agenci es, boards, and commissions and representatives of organized volunteer groups. [ (d) A state of disaster may be declared by executive order or proclamation of the Governor if he finds a disaster has occurred or that the occurrence or the threat of disaster is imminent. The state of disaster continues until the Governor finds that the threat or danger has passed or the disaster has been dealt with to the extent that emergency conditions no longer exist and ter- mi nates the state of di saster by executive order, but no state of di saster may continue for longer than 30 days unless renewed by the Governor. The legisla- ture by law may terminate a state of disaster at any time. On termination by the legislature, the Governor shall issue an executive order ending the state of disaster. All executive orders or proclamations issued under this subsection Attachment 2 Tab 1 Page 2