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<br />STATE OF C010RADO <br />~l~\~~. ~ <br />~t...W~ <br />~ I 4.~ <br />--.......J' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />EXEcunvi CHMlHfRS <br /> <br />, J6 StAle (.MJllal <br />tx'l'otW. Co/Mldo 80203..1701 <br />Pht,"" (3031 866-2471 . <br /> <br />WUC""""'IU <br />Coyel'l'tOf <br /> <br />D 003 99 <br />EXECUTIV.E ORDER <br /> <br />Declaring a Disaster Emergency Dne to Widespread Floodillt::' <br />III Certain Areas of Colorado <br /> <br />pursuant 10 the allthodty ve$tcd ill the Office oltha Governor of the Stalc of <br />Colorado, I, Bill Owens, Governor oflhe State ofCoJorado. hcroby issuc thls Executive <br />Order dcclming a sfate of disaster emergcncy llnd ordering to slate active duty part oftbe <br />Colorado National Guard. . <br /> <br />1. Background & Need. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />On April 29, 1999, a series ofwcatbcrpaltems beglUl over Colorado resembling <br />monsoonal conditions. 1"1.<; I.I...Ll;lI~ IJ'~cipjtalion causea widespread impact upon lhe <br />citizens and governments of Colocndo. The impacl of that precipitation continues lUthis <br />time. TI10 conditions created bythls disastc:rhave Cllus;d substantial damngc to public <br />ami privatc f.1cililies which wIll requiro exlensive errorts on bebalfofstatc and local <br />governments, the priva~e and not-profit sectors and tho public. Extrnordinlll')' mCllSureS <br />are neeess31j' lo protect!bll public hCnllh, ensure public safely and welIaro. llud render <br />relief for {hose mosl severely impacted. . <br /> <br />11\e oJorelllentioned conditions constitute an occurrence of severe injury and loss <br />ofli fo wi~hin the mcauing of tho Disaster Emergency Act, 24-32-2103(1), C.R.S. By <br />signing this Executive Ocdcr. I del hC1'cby declare that II state of disaster emergency has <br />e)(ist~ aillou April 29, 1999, including acti'llaliou of the Colorado National "uard :\lld lhe <br />Stllte of Colorado limer~cncy Operations Plan. <br /> <br />2. M i.~!;f(1n :mcl ~cnpa <br /> <br />This Hxccutive Order orders the following: <br /> <br />A Thc State ac;uvation of clements of the Colorado National Guard as may bo <br />detcmlincd from .time to time by the Colorado OILiee of EnlGrgency <br />Management; <br /> <br />. <br />