(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
and the carrying out of all emergency functions essential to the
recovery and restoration of the economy by supply and resupply
of resources to meet urgent survival and military needs, other
than functions for which armed forces are primarily responsible,
necessary to deal with disasters caused by enemy attack,
sabotage, terrorism, civil disorder or other hostile action, or
by fire, flood, earthquake, other natural causes and other
technological, industrial, civil and political events. These
functions include without limitatio
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(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
and the carrying out of all emergency functions essential to the
recovery and restoration of the economy by supply and resupply
of resources to meet urgent survival and military needs, other
than functions for which armed forces are primarily responsible,
necessary to deal with disasters caused by enemy attack,
sabotage, terrorism, civil disorder or other hostile action, or
by fire, flood, earthquake, other natural causes and other
technological, industrial, civil and political events. These
functions include without limitation the coordination of fire-
fighting services, police services, medical and health services,
rescue, engineering, attack warning services, communications,
radiological events, evacuation of persons from stricken areas,
emergency welfare services (civilian war aid), emergency
transportation, existing or properly assigned functions of plant
protection, temporary restoration of public utility services,
mitigation activities in areas threatened by natural or
technological hazards, and other functions related to civilian
protection, together with all other activities necessary or
incidental to the preparation for any carrying out of the
foregoing functions;
(iii) "Emergency support task force" means a homeland
security organization created in accordance with the provisions
of this act by the state or a political subdivision to
supplement homeland security programs in a stricken area;
(iv) "Political subdivision" means an incorporated
community or a county in Wyoming;
(v) "Director" means the director, office of homeland
security appointed pursuant to W.S. 19-13-104;
(vi) "Public safety agencies" means any federal,
state or political subdivision entity that provides emergency
and public safety services, including state agencies employing
peace officers enumerated in W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi)(C) through (F)
and approved for participation by the commission, fire
management services, correctional services, homeland security,
emergency and disaster relief services and if desired by county,
municipal and federal law enforcement agencies;
(vii) "Ammunition" means a cartridge, shell or other
device containing explosive or incendiary material designed and
intended for use in a firearm;
(viii) "Firearm" means any weapon which will or is
designed to expel any projectile by the action of an explosive.