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Disaster Contingency Fund. The Merit System does not apply to the temporary positions. The Governor may allocate funds appropriated under this Act to implement the purposes of this Act. (i) Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the Governor1s authority to apply for, administer, or expend any grant, gift, or payment in aid of disaster prevention, preparedness, response, or recovery. (j) No debris or wreckage from public or private property may be removed until the affected local government, corporation, organization, or individual presents an unconditional authorization for removal to the Governor. No debris or wreckage may be removed from private property until the state is 1nd.:;mi~ified iigé!Ïnst. an,y claim arising from removal. Whenever the Governor provide!: ÙH clearance of debris or wreckage under the provisions of this Act, state employees or other individuals acting by authority of the Governor may enter on private land or water to perform tasks necessary to the removal or clearance operation. Except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith, a state employee or agent performing his duties while complying with orders of the Governor issued under the provisions of this Act shall not be liable for the death of or injury to persons or damage to property. (k) Any political subdivision of this state is expressly authorized to acquire, temporarily or permanently, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, sites required for installation of temporary housing units for disaster victims and to enter into whatever arrangements (including purchase of temporary housing units and payment of transportation charges) which are necessary to prepare or equip the sites to utilize the housing units. [ State Di vi s i on of Eme rgency Management Section 6.[ (a) A Division of Emergency Management is established in the office of the Governor. The Division shall have a Director and a State Coordinator. The Director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Coordinator shall be appointed by the Director. The Division shall have other coordinating and planning officers and other professional, technical, secre- tarial, and clerical employees necessary for the performance of its functions: [ (b) The Division shall prepare and maintain a comprehensive state emergency management plan and keep it current. The plan may include: (1) provisions for prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by disaster; (2) provisions for prompt and effective response to disaster; (3) provisions for emergency relief; (4) provisions for energy emergencies; (5) identification of areas particularly vulnerable to disasters; (6) recommendations for zoni n9, buil di ng ,and other land-use controls, safety measures for securing mobile homes or other nonpermanent or semipermanent structures, and other preventive and preparedness measures designed to eliminate or reduce disasters or their impact; [ (7) provisions for assistance to local officials in designing local emergency management plans; (8) authorization and procedure.s for the erection or other construction of temporary works designed to protect aga.inst or mitigate danger~ damage, or loss from flood, conflagration, or other disaster; (9) preparation and distribution to the appropriate state and local offi- cials of state catalogs of federal, state, and private assistance programs; (10) organization of manpower and channels of assistance; (11) coordination of federal, state, and local emergency management [ [ Attachment 2 Tab 1 Page 5