BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 44
PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
WHEREAS, I have determined that a state of emergency, as defined in G.S. § 166A-4
and G. S. § 14-288.1(10), existed in the State of North Carolina, specifically in Alleghany,
Avery, Ashe, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell,
Transylvania, Watauga, Rutherford, and Yancey counties, due to two major winter storms,
beginning on December 18, 2009, and December 25, 2009.
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 G.S. §§ 166A-5 and 14-288.15, therefore, 1 proclaim that a state of
emergency existed in the aforementioned counties in the State, during the period beginning on
December 18, 2009.
Section 2. I hereby order all state and local government entities and agencies to cooperate in the
implementation of the provisions of this proclamation and the provisions of the North Carolina
Emergency Operations Plan, including but not limited to obtaining federal reimbursement and
assistance.
Section 3. 1 hereby delegate to Reuben F. Young, Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety,
and/or his designee, all power and authority granted to me and required of me by Chapter 166A.
and Article 36A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes for the purpose of implementing the said
Emergency Operations Plan and to take such further action as is necessary to promote and secure
the safety and protection of the populace in North Carolina.
Section 4. Further, Reuben F. Young, Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, as chief
coordinating officer for the State of North Carolina, shall exercise the powers prescribed in G.S.
§ 143B-476.
Section 5. I hereby order this proclamation: (a) to be distributed to the news media and other
organizations calculated to bring its contents to the attention of the general public; (b) unless the
