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Volume 44 - Issue 3 - January 16, 2025

State of Kansas

Office of the Governor

State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Kansas Emergency Management Act, Chapter 48, Article 9, of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, to meet the inherent dangers of disasters to which the State and its citizens have been exposed, and upon advice of the State Adjutant General as the Director of the Division of Emergency Management, I hereby proclaim a State of Disaster Emergency as follows:

NATURE OF THE DISASTER

Severe winter weather is forecast to impact the state of Kansas, with heavy snowfall, excessive winds followed by extremely low temperatures and windchills in the negative digits. Numerous road closures are anticipated, power outages, with schools, businesses and government closures. Delivery of commodities, propane, fuel, power restoration and life saving measures will be impacted.

DATE THAT DISASTER AFFECTED THE AREA

January 4, 2025 and continuing

AREA AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER

105 Kansas Counties

I hereby proclaim, direct and order the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas to activate the disaster response and recovery portions of the Kansas Response Plan and to utilize all available resources of the state to cope with the disaster as necessary. The Adjutant General shall coordinate local and inter-jurisdictional disaster plans applicable to the political subdivisions of areas affected by this Proclamation.

Any or all of the powers conferred upon the Governor by the Kansas Emergency Management Act may be delegated to the Adjutant General as deemed appropriate during this period of proclaimed State of Disaster Emergency. This may be delegated by written orders, or oral orders subsequently reduced to writing with reference to this Proclamation.

I hereby suspend the provisions of any regulatory statute prescribing the procedures for conduct of state business, or the order or rules and regulations of any state agency which implements such statute, if strict compliance with the provisions of such statutes, order or rule and regulation would prevent, hinder, or delay in any way necessary action in coping with the disaster as set forth in KSA 48-925(c)(1).

This Proclamation shall be filed promptly with the Division of Emergency Management, the Office of the Secretary of State and each city clerk or county clerk, as appropriate, in the area to which this Proclamation applies. Further dissemination of this Proclamation shall occur by means calculated to bring its contents to the attention of the general public.

PROCLAIMED on the 4th day of January, 2025, and MEMORILIZED under the Great Seal of the State this 10th day of January 2025.

Laura Kelly
Governor

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