A. Each political subdivision shall have the power to make appropriations in the manner provided by law for making appropriations for the ordinary expenses of such political subdivision for the payment of expenses of its local organizations for emergency management.

B. Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof shall offer to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the state acting through the Governor, or such political subdivision acting with the consent of the Governor and through its executive officer or governing body, may accept such offer and upon such acceptance the Governor of the state or executive officer or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or such political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency making the offer.

C. Whenever any person, firm, or corporation shall offer to the state, or to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the state acting through the Governor, or such political subdivision acting through its executive officer or governing body, may accept such offer and upon such acceptance the Governor of the state or executive officer or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or such political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer.

D. Each political subdivision shall have the power to provide, by ordinances or otherwise, for a local emergency management organization, and said subdivisions shall have power to make appropriations for emergency management and disaster relief in the manner provided by law for making appropriations for ordinary expenses of such political subdivisions and shall have power to enter into agreements for the purpose of organizing civil defense units; to provide for a mutual method of financing the organization of such units on a basis approved by the State Emergency Management Director and satisfactory to said political subdivisions, but in which case the funds appropriated by said political subdivisions and any other funds provided for civil defense for such mutual purpose shall be nonfiscal funds and shall be placed on deposit with the county treasurer as custodian of such emergency management funds, and from which expenditures may be made on forms prescribed by the State Auditor and Inspector, in accordance with procedures approved by the State Emergency Management Director; and shall have power to render aid to other political subdivisions under mutual aid agreements, provided that the functioning of said units shall be coordinated by the State Emergency Management Director and the Director’s staff according to plans promulgated for that purpose.

Added by Laws 1967, c. 33, § 17, emerg. eff. Feb. 14, 1967. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 30, § 105, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979; Laws 2003, c. 329, § 16, emerg. eff. May 29, 2003.