Governor's Executive Order 2006-0002: State Agency Participation in Comprehensive Preparedness Initiative

EXECUTIVE ORDER

State Agency Participation in Comprehensive Preparedness Initiative

WHEREAS, all State agencies shall participate in the Comprehensive Preparedness Initiative as directed by the Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security;

WHEREAS, all State agencies shall complete their Continuity of Operation Plans by July 1;

WHEREAS, all State agencies shall support the State's efforts to become rated sufficient in each standard recently established in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security state-by-state catastrophic event planning assessment; and

WHEREAS, all State agencies shall support the State's efforts to become fully accredited through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Governor of the State of Utah, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Utah do hereby order:

State agencies shall work with and support the Department of Public Safety's Division of Homeland Security to ensure the State of Utah is rated sufficient in each standard recently established in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security state-by-state catastrophic event planning assessment. Agencies shall also work with the Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security to address deficiencies in current state plans and capabilities in order to ensure the State becomes accredited through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Utah. Done in Salt Lake City, Utah, this 1st day of May, 2006.

(State Seal)

Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
Governor

ATTEST:

Gary R. Herbert
Lieutenant Governor

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