Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 145 - Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
Chapter 10 - Gubernatorial Declarations for Disaster Assistance
Subchapter 11 - Advanced Financial Liquidity for Local Economies Impacted by Federally Declared Disasters
Section 145:10-11-2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Declared county" means a county in the State of Oklahoma that is subject to an ongoing federally declared disaster or emergency.

"Eligible applicant" means all governmental subdivisions that qualify for aid under FEMA's Public Assistance Program that apply for assistance under the "State Assistance Dedicated for Disaster-impacted Local Economies Revolving Fund."

"Federally declared emergency" means the President's declaration of an emergency for any occasion or instance when the President determines federal assistance is needed. Emergency declarations supplement state, local, and tribal government efforts in providing emergency services, such as the protection of lives, property, public health, and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.

"Federally declared disaster" means the President's declaration of a major disaster for events such as tornadoes, straight-line winds, severe storms, floods, snowstorms, ice storms, wildfires, or earthquakes that the President determines has caused damage beyond the combined capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments to respond. A major disaster declaration provides a wide range of federal assistance programs for eligible applicants including funds for both emergency and permanent work.

"Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance" means the United States government provision of federal grants at a 75 percent federal and 25 percent non-federal cost share to eligible applicants for actions taken to prevent or reduce long term risk to life and property from natural hazards.

"Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance" means the United States government provision of federal project funding at a 75 percent federal and 25 percent non-federal cost share to eligible applicants so communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies.