<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>39A.270 Use of publicly owned resources at impending, happening, or response <br>phase of disaster or emergency. <br>(1) During the threatened or impending happening of a disaster or emergency, the <br>Governor, the Adjutant General, or the Director may authorize the use of public <br>employees, equipment, supplies, materials, funds, or any other publicly owned or <br>supported resources to assist in the mitigation of the potential effects of the disaster <br>or emergency, regardless of whether the use is on public or private property. <br>(2) During the actual happening of and any part of the response phase of a disaster or <br>emergency the Governor, the Adjutant General, or the Director, shall, when <br>necessary or desirable, authorize the use of public employees, equipment, supplies, <br>materials, funds, or any other publicly owned or supported resource to assist in the <br>operations of government, or the private sector, necessary to deal with the disaster <br>or emergency, regardless of whether the use is on public or private property. <br>(3) After the active or response phase of the disaster or emergency has passed and the <br>recovery phase has begun, the Governor, the Adjutant General, or the Director may <br>authorize the use of public employees, equipment, supplies, funds, or any other <br>publicly owned or supported resources to assist in the recovery phase of the disaster <br>or emergency, regardless of whether the use is on public or private property. <br>(4) A formal declaration of disaster or emergency shall not be necessary to invoke the <br>provisions of subsection (1) or (2) of this section. <br>Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 26, effective July 15, 1998. <br><br>