Oklahoma Emergency Response Act
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The Oklahoma Emergency Response Act (27A O.S. Section 4-1-101 - 4-1-106) is an Oklahoma
state law governing emergency response through the state. The Act creates a network for rapid response to hazardous material incidents and other events that threaten the public health and safety. The Act is also used to response to dangerous threats to the natural environment
of the state.
The Emergency Response Act was signed into law by Governor
David Walter
on July 1, 1993.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
state law governing emergency response through the state. The Act creates a network for rapid response to hazardous material incidents and other events that threaten the public health and safety. The Act is also used to response to dangerous threats to the natural environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
of the state.
The Emergency Response Act was signed into law by Governor
Governor of Oklahoma
The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...
David Walter
David Walter
David Ernest Walter is the immediate past Chairman of Taranaki Regional Council, past Chairman of Stratford County Council, and the first Mayor of Stratford District Council.-Family background:Walter was born in Douglas, Taranaki...
on July 1, 1993.
See also
- Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003The Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003 is an Oklahoma state law that replaced the Oklahoma Civil Defense and Emergency Resources Management Act of 1967 as the primary state law detailing emergency management in Oklahoma...
- Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers ActCatastrophic Health Emergency Powers ActThe Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act , often referred to as the Health Emergency Act, is an Oklahoma state law that details the response to a catastrophic health emergency in Oklahoma created as a result of a nuclear weapon, bioterrorism, a chemical weapon or other biological toxin...
- Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession ActOklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession ActThe Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act is an Oklahoma state law governing emergency succession to the all offices of the state and local governments, excluding the members of the Oklahoma Legislature, which are governed by the Oklahoma Emergency Management Interim Legislative...
- Oklahoma Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession ActOklahoma Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession ActThe Emergency Management Interim Legislative Succession Act is an Oklahoma state law governing emergency succession to the all offices members of the Oklahoma Legislature...