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Colorado Disaster Emergency Act (Colorado Revised Statutes: Title 24. Government – State principal Departments; Article 33.5. Public Safety; Part 7. Emergency Management)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Colorado
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., General
Keyword
Hazards Governance Early warning system Risk assessment/management Public health Institution Procedural matters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This act provides for disaster emergency management. Its purposes are to reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from all-hazards, including natural catastrophes or catastrophes of human origin, civil disturbance, or hostile military or paramilitary action; prepare for prompt and efficient search, rescue, recovery, care, and treatment of persons lost, entrapped, victimized, or threatened by disasters or emergencies; provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly recovery, restoration, and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters; clarify and strengthen the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local governments in prevention of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters; authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery; authorize and provide for coordination of activities relating to disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery by agencies and officers of this state and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and foreign activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may participate; provide a disaster and emergency management system embodying all aspects of pre-disaster and pre-emergency preparedness, prevention, mitigation, and post-disaster and post-emergency response and recovery; and assist in prevention of disasters caused or aggravated by inadequate planning for regulation of public and private facilities and land use.

Full text
English
Website
advance.lexis.com

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Declaring a Disaster Emergency Due to the Presence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Colorado (Executive Order D 2020-003 of the Governor of the State of Colorado)

Legislation | United States of America | 2020

Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX