2015 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 48 MILITIA, DEFENSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Article 9 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR DISASTERS
48-916 Authority to accept services, gifts, grants and loans.
48-916. Authority to accept services, gifts, grants and loans. (a) Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof offers to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the state, acting through the governor or such political subdivision, acting with the consent of the governor and through its executive officer or governing body, may accept such offer and upon such acceptance the governor of the state or executive officer or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds on behalf of the state or such political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency making the offer.
(b) Whenever any person, firm or corporation offers to the state or to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for purpose of emergency management, the state, acting through the governor, or such political subdivision, acting through its executive officer or governing body, may accept such offer and upon such acceptance the governor of the state or executive officer or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds on behalf of the state or such political subdivision, subject to the terms of the offer.
(c) If an agreement pursuant to which an interjurisdictional disaster agency is established and functions so provides, such agency may accept, administer, utilize and expend grants, gifts or other assistance in the same manner provided for the state and political subdivisions in subsections (a) and (b).
History: L. 1951, ch. 323, § 15; L. 1975, ch. 283, §26; L. 1994, ch. 248, § 6; July 1.
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