PRINTER'S NO. 2284
No. 165 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY STEWART, BITTENGER, REED, ENGLEHART, HALVERSON,
DeWEESE AND LETTERMAN, NOVEMBER 14, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS, NOVEMBER 15, 1977
In the House of Representatives, November 14, 1977
1 The Johnstown Flood of 1977 revealed various problems in
2 coordinating the work of governmental agencies in the most
3 efficient manner; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives suggests that the
5 Governor implement the following proposals:
6 (1) Each State department or agency appoint or designate a
7 person who is responsible for the activities of that agency
8 during the time of a disaster.
9 (2) People who are designated by their department or agency
10 would work under the direction of the State Director of Civil
11 Defense or his designee during the emergency situation.
12 (3) These people should be trained by the State Director of
13 Civil Defense or his designee on the proper methods of handling
14 emergency situations.
15 (4) Each department should be held responsible for
16 developing an emergency preparedness plan that would be put into
17 use during an emergency situation. This plan would have to meet
1 the approval of the State Director of Civil Defense.
2 (5) All agencies having programs mandated by law that could
3 be enforced by two or more agencies during the time of emergency
4 should be required to cooperate with each other so that the
5 interests of all affected by the emergency are protected; these
6 particular departments should have an agreement as to which will
7 take charge or care of certain responsibilities during the
8 emergency period.
9 (6) Each State agency should also have available to them the
10 Federal agencies plan of action so that each State agency would
11 know exactly who to go to for Federal assistance; and be it
12 further
13 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to the
14 Honorable Milton J. Shapp, Governor of the Commonwealth of
15 Pennsylvania.
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