Conference Engrossed |
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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CHAPTER 236
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SENATE BILL 1476 |
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AN ACT
Amending Title 26, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 26-305.03; relating to emergency management.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 26, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 26-305.03, to read:
26-305.03. Electromagnetic pulse preparedness recommendations; posting; definition
A. The division shall develop preparedness recommendations for the public regarding the type and quantity of supplies, including food, water and medical supplies, that each person in this state should possess in preparation for an electromagnetic pulse that might occur over the United States. The division shall post the preparedness recommendations on its website and shall update the preparedness recommendations at least every five years.
B. For the purposes of this section, "electromagnetic pulse" means a burst of electromagnetic energy occurring in the form of a radiated electric magnetic field or conducted electrical current caused by a coronal mass ejection from the sun, detonation of a nuclear bomb high in earth's upper atmosphere or a man-made electromechanical device.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 25, 2014.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 25, 2014.