Sec. 28-9c. Removal of debris or wreckage. Governor's powers.
Sec. 28-9c. Removal of debris or wreckage. Governor's powers. (a) Whenever
the Governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or
the President, at the request of the Governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency
to exist in this state, the Governor is authorized: (1) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, through the use of state departments or agencies, or the use of any of the state's
instrumentalities, to clear or remove from publicly or privately owned land or water,
debris and wreckage which may threaten public health or safety, or public or private
property; (2) to accept funds from the federal government and utilize such funds to make
grants to any political subdivision for the purpose of removing debris or wreckage from
publicly or privately owned land or water.
(b) (1) Authority under this section shall not be exercised unless the affected political subdivision, corporation, organization or individual owning such property shall first
present an unconditional authorization for removal of such debris or wreckage from
public and private property and, in the case of removal of debris or wreckage from
private property, shall first agree to indemnify the state against any claim arising from
such removal. (2) Whenever the Governor provides for clearance of debris or wreckage
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, employees of the designated state agencies or
individuals appointed by the state are authorized to enter upon private land or waters
and perform any tasks necessary to the removal or clearance operation.
(P.A. 75-643, S. 7; P.A. 79-417, S. 3; P.A. 05-288, S. 126.)
History: P.A. 79-417 added "major" to disaster as declared by the President at the request of the governor; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005.