DEFINITIONS.

12B.15 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. § Subd. 2.Applicant. "Applicant" means a local government, state government agency, or utility cooperative that applies for state disaster assistance under this chapter. § Subd. 3.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety. § Subd. 3a.County. "County" or "county government" means each county in which a governmental unit is located in whole or in part, or a county board of commissioners as defined in chapter 375. § Subd. 4.Director. "Director" means the director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety. § Subd. 5.Disaster. "Disaster" means any catastrophe, including but not limited to a tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion. § Subd. 6.FEMA. "FEMA" means the Federal Emergency Management Agency. § Subd. 7.Incident period. "Incident period" means the time interval of a disaster as delineated by specific start and end dates. § Subd. 8.Local government. "Local government" has the meaning given in section 12.03, subdivision 5f. History: 2014 c 312 art 8 s 2; 2015 c 65 art 7 s 2,3; 2017 c 95 art 3 s 3; 2024 c 85 s 2