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<br />B. For major emergencies and disasters for which a Presidential declaration <br />has been issued, federal agencies may be mobilized to provide assistance <br />to states and local governments. The Federal Response Plan (FRP) <br />describes the policies, planning assumptions, concept of operations, and <br />responsibilities of designated federal agencies for various response and <br />recovery functions. The Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan <br />(FRERP) addresses the federal response to major incidents involving <br />radioactive materials. <br /> <br />C. FEMA has the primary responsibility for coordinating federal disaster <br />assistance. No direct federal assistance is authorized prior to a <br />Presidential emergency or disaster declaration, but FEMA has limited <br />authority to stage initial response resources near the disaster site and <br />activate command and control structures prior to a declaration and the <br />Department of Defense has the authority to commit its resources to save <br />lives prior to an emergency or disaster declaration. See Annex J, <br />Recovery, for additional information on the assistance that may be <br />available during disaster recovery. <br /> <br />G. Emergency Authorities <br /> <br />1. Key federal, state, and local legal authorities pertaining to emergency <br />management are listed in Section I of this plan. <br /> <br />2. Texas Statutes and the executive order of the Governor relating to <br />emergency management provide local government, principally the chief <br />elected official, with a number of powers to control emergency situations. <br />If necessary, we shall use these powers during emergency situations. <br />These powers include: <br /> <br />A. Emergency Declaration. In the event of riot or civil disorder, the <br />Mayor, EMD (EMC if EMD is unavailable) may request the <br />Governor to issue an emergency declaration for this jurisdiction and <br />take action to control the situation. Use of the emergency <br />declaration is explained in Annex U, Legal <br /> <br />B. Disaster Declaration. When an emergency situation has caused <br />severe damage, injury, or loss of life or it appears likely to do so, <br />the Mayor (or in his absence, the next senior elected official of the <br />City of Paris) may executive an order or proclamation to declare a <br />local state of disaster. The Mayor may subsequently issue orders <br />or proclamations referencing that declaration to invoke certain <br />emergency powers granted the Governor in the Texas Disaster Act <br />on an appropriate local scale in order to cope with the disaster. <br />These powers include: <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />Ver1.10 <br />08/03 <br />