Sec. 28-9a. Governor's further powers.
Sec. 28-9a. Governor's further powers. (a) Whenever the Governor proclaims
a disaster emergency under the laws of this state, or the President declares an emergency
or a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (1) To enter into
purchase, lease, or other arrangements with any agency of the United States for temporary housing units to be occupied by disaster victims and to make such units available
to any political subdivision of the state; (2) to assist any political subdivision of this
state which is the locus of such housing to acquire sites necessary for such housing and
to do all things required to prepare such sites to receive and utilize such housing units
by: (A) Advancing or lending funds available to the Governor from any appropriation
made by the legislature, the contingency fund established by section 4-84, or from any
other source, (B) "passing through" funds made available by any agency, public or
private, or (C) becoming a copartner with the political subdivision for the execution
and performance of any temporary housing for disaster victims' project and for such
purposes to pledge the credit of the state on such terms as he deems appropriate, having
due regard for current debt transactions of the state; (3) under such regulations as he
shall prescribe, to temporarily suspend or modify for not to exceed sixty days any public
health, safety, zoning, transportation or other requirement of law or regulation within
this state when by proclamation he deems such suspension or modification essential to
provide temporary housing for disaster victims.
(b) Any political subdivision of this state is expressly authorized to acquire, temporarily or permanently, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, sites required for installation of
temporary housing units for disaster victims, and to enter into whatever arrangements,
including purchase of temporary housing units and payment of transportation charges,
which are necessary to prepare or equip such sites to utilize such housing units.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit the Governor's
authority to apply for, administer, and expend any grant, gifts, or payments in aid of
disaster prevention, preparedness, response or recovery.
(d) "Major disaster", "emergency", and "temporary housing" as used in this section
shall have the same meaning as the terms are defined, or used, in the Disaster Relief
Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-288, 88 Stat. 143).
(P.A. 75-643, S. 5.)