- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Executive order.
- Title:
- Executive order [July 16, 1999D]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Governor
- Date of Original:
- 1999-07-16
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- At head of title: State of Georgia.
Multiple orders are sometimes issued on the same day, in which cases enumeration consists of the issue date plus alpha numbering (e.g. a-h).
Description based on: 24th day of Mar. 1994; title from caption.
Latest issue consulted: 12th day of July 2005. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 E9 1999/7-16D
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-be9-b1999-s7-h16d-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-be9-b1999-s7-h16d-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
THE STATE OF GEORGIA
EXECUTIVE ORDER
BY THE GOVERNOR:
WHEREAS:
Heavy rains in northeast Georgia have saturated the area since June 24, 1999, and on July 9, 1999, damage to state roads and private and public property became apparent in the form of sink holes and washouts in the City of Toccoa and Stephens County.
WHEREAS:
Said rain did cause major destruction and damage to properties located in the above-mentioned county; and
WHEREAS:
The assistance of the government of the State of Georgia is necessary to protect the public health, preserve the safety of the public, keep property damage to a minimum and to restore the social and economic welfare of the above-mentioned county; and
WHEREAS:
In light of this crisis and in conjunction with the authority vested in the Governor by virtue of the Article 3, Section 38-3-51, of the Georgia Emergency management Act of 1981, as amended to promulgate reasonable orders, rules, and regulations as are deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and to bring the emergency situation under control within the acknowledged limitations of the powers of one Governor of one state.
NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED:
That the State of Emergency exists in the City of Toccoa and Stephens County, that all resources of the State of Georgia be made available to assist in the response and recovery activities currently being undertaken in the above-mentioned county, and that the Georgia Emergency Management Agency activate the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan.
This
ATTEST:
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