Carolina
PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
July 28, 2016
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 94
DISASTER DECLARATION FOR DURHAM COUNTY
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Emergency Management Act, Chapter 166A of the
North Carolina General Statutes authorizes the issuance of a disaster declaration for an
emergency area as defined in N.C.G.S. § 166A-19.3(7) and categorizing the disaster as a
Type I, Type II or Type
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disaster as defined in N.C.G.S. § 166A-19.21(b); and
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2016, Durham County, North Carolina and the contiguous
counties of Chatham, Granville, Orange, Person and Wake were impacted by severe weather
that produced heavy rains which caused severe flooding; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the severe weather Durham County proclaimed a local
state of emergency on July 16, 2016; and
WHEREAS, due the impact of the severe weather, a joint preliminary damage
assessment was done by local, state and federal emergency management officials on July 20,
2016; and
WHEREAS, I have determined that a Type I disaster, as defined in N.C.G.S. §166A-
19.21(b)(1), exists in the State of North Carolina, specifically in Durham County, North
Carolina and the contiguous counties of Chatham, Granville, Orange, Person and Wake; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 166A-19. 21(b)(1), the criteria for a Type I
disaster are met if: (1) the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety has provided a
preliminary damage assessment to the Governor and the General Assembly; (2) Durham
County declared a local state of emergency pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 166 A- 19.22; (3) the
preliminary damage assessment has met or exceeded the criteria established for the Small
Business Disaster Loan Program pursuant to 13 C.F.R. § 123; and (4) a major disaster
declaration by the President of the United States pursuant to the Stafford Act has not been
declared; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 166A- 19.4 1(b), if a disaster is declared, the
Governor may make State funds available for emergency assistance in the form of individual
assistance and public assistance for recovery from those disasters for which federal assistance
under the Stafford Act is either not available or does not adequately meet the needs of the
citizens of the State in the emergency area.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor by the
Constitution and the laws of the State of North Carolina, IT IS ORDERED:
Section 1. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 166A-19.21(b)(l), a Type I disaster is hereby declared for
Durham County, North Carolina and the contiguous counties of Chatham, Granville, Orange,
Person and Wake.
