As Amended
SEC. 43-41-7. Presidential declaration of emergency; power of governor to accept assistance.
Whenever the President of the United States, at the request of the Governor, has declared a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized:
(a) To accept a grant by the federal government, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed, including the required final audit by the state department of audit, upon determination and with concurrence of the board that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families adversely affected by a major disaster that cannot be otherwise adequately met from other means of assistance.
(b) To enter into an agreement with the federal government, or any officer or agency thereof, pledging the state to participate in the funding of the financial assistance authorized in Section 411, Public Law 100-707 [see Editor's Note below], in an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) thereof, and if state funds are not otherwise available to the Governor, to accept an advance of the state share from the federal government to be repaid when the state is able to do so when appropriated for that purpose.
SOURCES: Laws, 1978, ch. 331, Sec. 4; 1980, ch. 491, Sec. 29; 1989, ch. 474, Sec. 2, eff from and after July 1, 1989.