(a) When the governor has declared a disaster emergency, or the President, at the request of the governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, the governor may
(1) through the use of state agencies, clear from publicly or privately owned land or water, debris and wreckage that may threaten public health, safety, or property;
(2) apply for and accept funds from the federal government and use those funds to make grants to a political subdivision for the purpose of removing debris or wreckage from publicly or privately owned land or water.
(b) Authority under (a)(1) of this section may not be exercised unless the affected political subdivision, corporation, organization, or individual unconditionally authorizes the removal of the debris or wreckage from public and private property and, in the case of removal of debris or wreckage from private property, first agrees to indemnify the state government against claims arising from the removal.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace
Article 1. Alaska Disaster Act.
Sec. 26.23.020. The governor and disaster emergencies.
Sec. 26.23.025. The legislature and disaster emergencies.
Sec. 26.23.045. Response corps; depots.
Sec. 26.23.060. Local and interjurisdictional disaster services.
Sec. 26.23.070. Establishment of interjurisdictional disaster planning and service areas.
Sec. 26.23.071. Alaska State Emergency Response Commission.
Sec. 26.23.073. Emergency planning districts and committees.
Sec. 26.23.075. Emergency plans.
Sec. 26.23.077. Plan review; incident command systems.
Sec. 26.23.080. Federal disaster loans to political subdivisions.
Sec. 26.23.090. Grants to disaster victims.
Sec. 26.23.100. Temporary housing.
Sec. 26.23.110. Debris and wreckage removal in disaster emergency or major disaster.
Sec. 26.23.135. Emergency Management Assistance Compact enacted and entered into.
Sec. 26.23.136. Compact terms.
Sec. 26.23.140. Local disaster emergencies.
Sec. 26.23.150. Disaster prevention.
Sec. 26.23.170. Communications.
Sec. 26.23.190. Emergency powers.
Sec. 26.23.205. Confiscation of firearms.
Sec. 26.23.210. Relationship to homeland security and civil defense laws.