I, Mary Fallin, 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. A
geothermal well located on Pawhuska Public Schools property has purged natural
gas creating a public emergency beginning August 14th and continuing in Osage
County.
2. The Oklahoma Water
Resources Board has issued an order to plug the leaking geothermal
well.
3. Having been advised and
informed by the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment there may be a
need to take actions to protect the lives and property of citizens being
currently impacted by this public emergency, there is hereby declared a State
of Emergency in order to protect the public's peace, health and safety.
This declaration may be amended as conditions
warrant.
4. 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 emergency
functions during the continuance of the State of Emergency pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003.
5. State agencies, in responding to this
State of Emergency, may make necessary emergency acquisitions to fulfill the
purposes of this proclamation without regard to limitations or bidding
requirements on such acquisitions.
6. The State Emergency Operations Plan has been activated and
resources of all State departments and agencies available to meet this State of
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.
7. 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 hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, this 21st
day of August 2017.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Dave Lopez
Secretary of State
