I, J. Kevin Stitt, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant
to the power vested in me by Section 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma
Constitution, hereby declare the following:
1. Severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line
winds, and flooding, beginning May 2, 2022, have caused damage to public and
private properties within the State of Oklahoma; and said damages have caused
an undue hardship on the citizens of this State.
2. It may be necessary to provide for the
rendering of mutual assistance among the State and political subdivisions of
the State with respect to carrying out disaster emergency functions during the
continuance of the State emergency pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Emergency Management Act of 2003.
3. There is hereby declared a disaster
emergency caused by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and
flooding, in the State of Oklahoma that threatens the lives and property of the
people of this State and the public's peace, health, and safety.
The counties included in this declaration are:
Adair, Cherokee, Coal, Creek, Delaware, Hughes,
Latimer, LeFlore, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg,
Pottawatomie, Seminole, Sequoyah, Tulsa, and
Wagoner
4.
The State Emergency Operations Plan was activated on May 2, 2022, and resources
of all State departments and agencies available to meet this emergency are
hereby committed to the reasonable extent necessary to protect lives and to
prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage. These efforts shall be
coordinated by the Director of the Department of Emergency Management with
comparable functions of the federal government and political subdivisions of
the State.
5. State agencies, in
responding to this disaster emergency, may make necessary emergency
acquisitions to fulfill the purposes of this proclamation without regard to
limitations or bidding requirements on such acquisitions.
6. This Executive Order shall terminate at the end of thirty (30)
days.
Copies of this Executive Order shall be distributed to the
Director of Emergency Management who shall cause the provisions of this Order
to be implemented by all appropriate agencies of State government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal
of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, this 12
th day of May 2022.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
J. Kevin Stitt
ATTEST:
Brian Bingman
Secretary of State
