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I 8.G.c I <br /> DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY <br /> 2019 February Winter Storms <br /> fA <br /> WHEREAS, beginning on February 16, 2019, and continuing, a series of winter storms are <br /> producing unusually high amounts of heavy snow and rainfall throughout Arizona;and <br /> WHEREAS, the following counties, municipalities, and tribal nations have declared °° <br /> emergencies in preparation for, and in response to,the storms: Apache, Coconino, Gila,Navajo, <br /> and Yavapai Counties, Cities of Flagstaff and Prescott, Towns of Payson and Williams, Hopi <br /> Tribe,Navajo Nation, and White Mountain Apache Tribe; and <br /> v <br /> WHEREAS, state agencies, counties, municipalities, and tribal nations have responded, staffed • L <br /> their emergency operations centers and have taken emergency measures to protect communities i,7 <br /> and residents;and r <br /> WHEREAS, several counties, municipalities, and tribal nations opened and staffed shelters <br /> and/or warming stations for impacted residents;and <br /> 0. <br /> c. <br /> WHEREAS,residents have been affected by road closures,power outages, and school closures; <br /> and <br /> N <br /> WHEREAS, full impacts from these storms, have not been assessed and are anticipated to o� <br /> increase during the remainder of the continued precipitation and following as the temperatures N <br /> rise and the snow melts;and <br /> WHEREAS, post-winter storm concerns include, but are not limited to, flooding from rapid as <br /> melting snow, continued damage to power lines due to wet snow, ice, strong winds and falling 5 <br /> trees, structural damages due to weight of excess snow and ice, hazardous road conditions (i.e. <br /> black ice,slick or unstable roads),and reduced visibility due.to dense fog after heavy rainfall and d <br /> snow;and <br /> WHEREAS, in addition to the other effects of winter weather,freezing temperatures and winter <br /> conditions throughout Arizona and the Southwest during the month of February have led to a <br /> spike in demand of propane supplies throughout the Southwest; and <br /> w <br /> WHEREAS, private sector efforts to respond to the immediate demand for propane have been <br /> stymied by the closure of roads due to winter weather conditions and are further hampered by <br /> hours of service regulations that limit the number of hours that truckers who supply the propane <br /> can work;and <br /> 0 <br /> WHEREAS,pursuant to 49 CFR § 390.23 and the Arizona Administrative Code(AAC)R17-5- <br /> 203C, <br /> such hours of service regulations may be suspended in response to a local or regional • <br /> emergency; and <br /> WHEREAS, the severity of the propane shortage continues and can be alleviated by a further <br /> temporary suspension of the relevant hours of service regulations in Arizona; and rn <br /> WHEREAS, the Governor is authorized to declare an emergency pursuant to A.R.S. §26- <br /> 303(D); 0 <br /> • <br /> WHEREAS, the Legislature has authorized the expenditure of funds in an event of an <br /> emergency pursuant to A.R.S. §35-192;and <br /> I Packet Pg. 87 I <br />