Kansas Statutes 48-907. Powers and duties of adjutant general
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 48-907
- disaster: means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, epidemics, contagious or infectious disease, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, terrorism or hostile military or paramilitary action;
(e) "unorganized militia" means all able-bodied male and female persons between the ages of 16 and 50 years;
(f) "state disaster emergency plan" means the plan prepared and maintained by the division of emergency management pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904
- Emergency management: means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters;
(b) "adjutant general" means the adjutant general of the state of Kansas;
(c) "division of emergency management" means the division of emergency management created in the office of the adjutant general by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 48-904
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
For the purposes of administering the division of emergency management and the powers, duties and functions thereof, the adjutant general shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations;
(b) to cooperate with the advisory commission to the council of national defense through its division of state and local cooperation, or with any similar federal agencies hereafter created, and with any departments or other federal agencies engaged in defense or emergency management activities;
(c) to cooperate with emergency management agencies or councils and similar organizations of other states;
(d) to cooperate with county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies;
(e) to supervise and direct investigations, and report to the governor with recommendations for legislation or other appropriate action as the adjutant general deems necessary, with respect to any type of activity or matter of public concern or welfare insofar as the same is or may be related to emergency management;
(f) to appoint committees to aid the adjutant general in the discharge of the powers and duties conferred by this act;
(g) to require and direct the cooperation and assistance of state and local governmental agencies and officials;
(h) to serve as the chief administrative officer of the division of emergency management and the state resources administrator; and
(i) to do all acts and things, not inconsistent with law, for the furtherance of emergency management activities.