Proclamation to Activate State Emergency Plans and Authorization of Adjutant General of Nebraska to Activate State Government and Emergency Management Resources – COVID 19 (Governor of State of Nebraska)

ao lrod&ntatiou WHEREAS, Commencing on March 6, 2020 and continuing, the Coronavirus (COVID- 19) has impacted the entire State ofNebraska. COVID-19 has spread across the country with cases being confirmed wit/tin the borders ofNebraska. This emergency can strain the abilities ofstate and local governments to meet the needs of the citizens and respond to the pandemic; and WHEREAS, The actions necessary to assist in meeting the emergency conditions and subsequent impacts of these events present a burden upon the entire State of Nebraska; and NOW THEREFORE, Under the provmons of Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-829.40, which confers emergency responsibilities and powers upon the Governor, I, Pete Ricketts, as Governor of the State of Nebraska do hereby declare that a state of emergency exists within the State of Nebraska; and NOW, In addition to the powers conferred upon me by law, I may suspend the provisions of any regulatory statute prescribing the procedures for conduct of state business or the orders, ruies, or regulations of any state agency if strict compliance with the provisions would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with the emergency. This could include waiving regulations to expedite measures in order to protect the life, health, and safety of our citizens and to mitigate the impact of the pandemic; and I HERBY DIRECT, The l'febraska Adjutant General, who also serves as State Disaster Coordinator, to activate appropriate State emergency plans and to take such steps as he deems necessary to meet these emergencies, and to continue these actions until such time as the threat to life and property created by these situations has been alleviated; and I FURTHER DIRECT State and appropriate Federal agencies to cooperate with the and support the OR REQUEST, Adjutant General of Nebraska upon his request, as may be appropriate and lawful; and I HEREBY AUTHORIZE, The Adjutant General of Nebraska to activate such elements of State Government and Emergency Management resources as are appropriate to deal with this emergency and to expend such funds, within the limitations of availability, from the Gover,:zor'.s Emerg_ency Fund to support these actions. .. . . . . .. . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand a11;d ca~se- 1/le Seal of the State of Nebraska to be af.fu;ed this 13th day ofMarch,_2020,- •· Done at the State Capitol, Lincolll, Nebraska, on this Thirteenth Day of March in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand Twenty. ATTEST: ~ Secretary a/State ~- vemor_