Title 19, Title 19 — Defense Forces And Affairs

Citation. This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Homeland Security Act".

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "County or county-city program" means a program created in accordance with the provisions of this act by the state or a political subdivision to perform local homeland security functions; (ii) "Homeland security" means the preparation for…

Legislative determination; coordination with federal government and other states. (a) Because of the possibility of the occurrence of disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from enemy attack, sabotage, terrorism, civil disorder or other hostile action, or f…

Powers of governor generally; director, department of homeland security. (a) The governor and, if delegated under this subsection, the director are responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of this act, and in the event of disaster beyond local control, the governor may …

Homeland security program. (a) The department of homeland security is created. The director shall appoint a deputy director of the department of homeland security, with the approval of the governor. The director may appoint assistants as may be necessary. The director and the dir…

Emergency support task forces. (a) The governor or his duly authorized representative and the governing bodies of political subdivisions may create and establish such number of emergency support task forces as necessary to reinforce homeland security programs in stricken areas wi…

Local programs; authorized; local homeland security plan; coordinators; appointment and removal. Each political subdivision of this state shall establish a local homeland security program in accordance with the state homeland security plan and program. Each political subdivision …

Local programs; reciprocal and mutual aid. (a) The local coordinators in collaboration with other public and private agencies within this state will develop or cause to be developed mutual aid arrangements for reciprocal homeland security aid and assistance in case of disaster of…

Funds, supplies and equipment; generally. (a) Each political subdivision may make appropriations for the payment of expenses of its local homeland security programs. (b) Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof or any person, firm or corporation shall offe…

Funds, supplies and equipment; authority to make use of existing facilities. In carrying out the provisions of this act, the governor and the executive officers or governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state are directed to utilize the services, equipment, supplie…

Programs barred from political activity. No homeland security program established under the authority of this act shall participate in any form of political activity or be employed directly or indirectly for political purposes.

State and political subdivisions exempt from liability; exceptions; license to practice not required; homeland security worker defined; recognized educational programs; real estate owners exempt from liability; criminal history record information. (a) All activities relating to h…

Persons advocating change by force or violence in form of government prohibited from employment or association; oath. (a) No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any homeland security program established under this act: (i) Who advocates or has advocated a ch…

Admission of professional personnel of other states in emergency. In the event disaster conditions in Wyoming require visitation to this state by homeland security personnel from other states, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, nurses or other professional personnel, …

Enforcement of orders, rules and regulations. Every homeland security program established pursuant to this act and the officers thereof shall execute and enforce orders, rules and regulations made by the governor under authority of this act. Each organization shall have available…

Lifesaver programs; process for grants; administration; account established; rules; grant criteria. (a) The department of homeland security shall administer a lifesaver program to provide grants to counties for search and rescue designed to quickly find a person suffering from Do…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Interstate Emergency Services Mutual Aid Act".

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Emergency medical care provider" means a local government subdivision or other entity, whether public or private, which provides emergency medical services; (ii) "Fire protection service" means a paid or volunteer fire department, fire c…

Authorization to enter agreement; general content; authority. (a) Any one (1) or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, homeland security programs or local government subdivision of this state may enter into a mutual aid agreement with any one (1) or mor…

Detailed content of agreement. (a) The agreement authorized by W.S. 19-13-203 shall specify the following: (i) The purpose of the agreement; (ii) The precise organization, composition and nature of any separate legal entity created by the agreement; (iii) The duration of the agre…

Submission of agreement to attorney general. (a) Before becoming effective, the agreement shall be submitted to and receive the approval of the state attorney general. (b) The attorney general shall approve an agreement submitted to him under this act unless he finds that it is n…

Filing of agreement. (a) Within twenty (20) days after approval by the attorney general, an agreement made pursuant to this act shall be filed in the office of: (i) Each clerk and recorder of each county of this state where the principal office of one (1) of the parties to the ag…

Agreement not to relieve agency of duties. No agreement made under this act may relieve any fire protection service, emergency medical care provider, homeland security program or local government subdivision of this state of a duty imposed upon it by law. Timely performance of a …

Limitation of powers. Except for the right granted by this act to jointly exercise powers, this act does not authorize any fire protection service, emergency medical care provider, homeland security program or local government subdivision of this state to exercise a power that it…

Right of state in actions involving agreements. In any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation of or liability under a mutual aid agreement entered into between one (1) or more fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, homeland security progr…

Authorization to appropriate funds for purpose of agreement. A fire protection service, emergency medical care provider, homeland security program or local government subdivision of this state may appropriate funds for and may sell, lease or otherwise supply material to any entit…

Search and rescue account; created; expenditures. (a) The search and rescue account is created. Fees identified in W.S. 23-2-101, 23-2-201, 31-2-234, 31-2-404, 31-2- 409, 31-2-703, 41-13-109 and 41-13-110 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of this account. (b)…

Search and rescue account administration. (a) Any county sheriff's office in this state may make a claim on the search and rescue account for reimbursement of costs directly incurred in the performance of search and rescue activities. Any claim made pursuant to this subsection sh…

Search and rescue council; appointment; vacancies; compensation; duties. (a) The Wyoming search and rescue council is established and shall consist of eleven (11) voting members. The director of the Wyoming department of homeland security, or the director's designee, shall serve …

Compact provisions. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially the same. W.S. 19-13-401 through 19-13-414 shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Management …

Purposes and authorities. (a) This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states that enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purposes of this agreement, the term "states" is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth…

General implementation. (a) Each party state entering into this compact recognizes many emergencies transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is essential in managing these and other emergencies under this compact. Each state further re…

Party state responsibilities. (a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate procedural plans and programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of the responsibilities listed in this section. In formulating the plans, and in carrying them out, the pa…

Limitations. Any party state requested to render mutual aid or conduct exercises and training for mutual aid shall take the action necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by this compact in accordance with the terms hereof; provided that it is understood tha…

Licenses and permits. Whenever any person holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by any state party to the compact evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical or other skills, and when assistance is requested by the receiving party state, th…

Liability. Officers or employees of a party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity purposes. Any party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in this state pursuant…

Supplementary agreements. If it is probable that the pattern and detail of the machinery for mutual aid among two (2) or more states may differ from that among the states that are party hereto, this instrument contains elements of a broad base common to all states, and nothing he…

Compensation. Each party state shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency forces of that state and representatives of deceased members of the forces in case the members sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pu…

Reimbursement. Any party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be reimbursed by the party state receiving aid for any loss or damage to or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any service in answering a request for …

Evacuation. Plans for the orderly evacuation and interstate reception of portions of the civilian population as the result of any emergency or disaster of sufficient proportions to so warrant, shall be worked out and maintained between the party states and the emergency managemen…

Implementation. (a) This compact shall become operative immediately upon its enactment into law by any two (2) states; thereafter, this compact shall become effective for any other state upon its enactment by that state. (b) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enact…

Validity. This act shall be construed to effectuate the purposes stated in W.S. 19-13-402 hereof. If any provision of this compact is declared unconstitutional, or its applicability to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this act…

Additional provisions. Nothing in this compact shall authorize or permit the use of military force by the national guard of a state at any place outside that state in any emergency for which the president is authorized by law to call into federal service the militia, or for any p…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Conveyance" means every instrument in writing by which any interest in real property is created, alienated, mortgaged, leased or assigned, or by which the title to any real property may be affected in law or in equity. "Conveyance" s…

Critical infrastructure zones; reporting of conveyances; investigations; notification; rulemaking. (a) The governor, in consultation with the director, shall designate any property or area of property that qualifies under this article as a critical infrastructure zone. The govern…

Unlawful operation of unmanned aircraft systems over critical infrastructure and systems prohibited; permitted actions by law enforcement. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall operate or use an unmanned aircraft system over or near critical in…