§ 30-15-2 - Purposes of provisions.

SECTION 30-15-2

   § 30-15-2  Purposes of provisions. –The purposes of this chapter are:

   (1) To reduce vulnerability of people and communities of thisstate to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from naturalor man-made catastrophes, riots, or hostile military or paramilitary action oracts of bioterrorism;

   (2) To prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care, andtreatment of persons victimized or threatened by disaster;

   (3) To provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderlystart of restoration and rehabilitation of persons and property affected bydisasters;

   (4) To clarify and strengthen the roles of the governor,state agencies, and local governments in prevention of, preparation for, andresponse to and recovery from disasters;

   (5) To authorize and provide for cooperation in disasterprevention, preparedness, response, and recovery;

   (6) To authorize and provide for coordination of activitiesrelating to disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery byagencies and officers of this state, and similar state-local, interstate,federal-state, and foreign activities in which the state and its politicalsubdivisions may participate;

   (7) To provide a disaster management system embodying allfour (4) phases of emergency management: mitigation; preparedness; response;and recovery.

   (8) [Deleted by P.L. 2000, ch. 170, § 2];

   (9) To prepare for emergency health threats, including thosecaused by acts of bioterrorism, which require the exercise of extraordinarygovernment functions;

   (10) To provide the state with the ability to respond rapidlyand effectively to potential or actual public health emergencies or disasteremergencies.