WSR 99-03-028

PROCLAMATION

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

[January 12, 1999]

state of emergency

WHEREAS, a series of extremely wet weather systems deposited record amounts of rain upon portions of western Washington in November and December 1998;

WHEREAS, the excessive water has undermined roads; damaged state ferry facilities; and caused multiple landslides that have closed primary state highways in Snohomish, Whatcom, King, Mason, Lewis, Thurston, Pacific, and Grays Harbor Counties;

WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Transportation is coordinating resources to repair and clear roadways of debris to alleviate the immediate impacts upon the infrastructure, and is continuing to assess the magnitude of these events;

NOW, THEREFORE, I Gary Locke, Governor of the state of Washington, as a result of the aforementioned situation and under RCW 38.08, 38.52 and 43.06, do hereby proclaim that a state of emergency exists in Snohomish, Whatcom, King, Mason, Lewis, Thurston, Pacific, and Grays Harbor Counties, and direct the implementation of the supporting plans and procedures of the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. State agencies and departments are directed to utilize state resources and to do everything possible to assist the affected political subdivisions in an effort to respond to and recover from the events. The Washington State Department of Transportation is instructed to coordinate all event-related assistance to the affected areas.

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