(a) The Division of Emergency Management shall serve as the administering and disbursing agency for a program of issuing grants to those local governments located in the emergency planning zone of nuclear-powered electricity generating facilities in this state.
(b) (1) Grants shall be issued by the division to the county governments in the affected areas solely for the purpose of defraying costs associated with preparing for and participating in actual nuclear disaster incidents or practice nuclear disaster exercises.(2) The chief executive officer of each county shall be the agent of the county in entering into any agreements with the division in order to receive funds under this section.(3) The chief executive officer of each county shall also be the agent of the county in entering into agreements with officials of the local governments or their agencies within each county to disburse the funds under this section.(4) Each county shall be eligible for that proportion of funds issued under this section as is determined fair and necessary under guidelines to be developed by the division.
(1) Grants shall be issued by the division to the county governments in the affected areas solely for the purpose of defraying costs associated with preparing for and participating in actual nuclear disaster incidents or practice nuclear disaster exercises.
(2) The chief executive officer of each county shall be the agent of the county in entering into any agreements with the division in order to receive funds under this section.
(3) The chief executive officer of each county shall also be the agent of the county in entering into agreements with officials of the local governments or their agencies within each county to disburse the funds under this section.
(4) Each county shall be eligible for that proportion of funds issued under this section as is determined fair and necessary under guidelines to be developed by the division.