00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 341                                                                          
01 "An Act amending the definition of 'disaster' to include erosion of land by water."                                     
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 26.23.900(2) is amended to read:                                                                   
04                 (2)  "disaster" means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread                                   
05       or severe damage, injury, loss of life or property, or shortage of food, water, or fuel                           
06       resulting from                                                                                                    
07                      (A)  an incident such as storm, high water, wind-driven water,                                     
08            tidal wave, tsunami, erosion of land by water, earthquake, volcanic eruption,                            
09            landslide, mudslide, avalanche, snowstorm, prolonged extreme cold, drought,                                  
10            fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, or riot;                                                                   
11                      (B)  the release of oil or a hazardous substance if the release                                    
12            requires prompt action to avert environmental danger or mitigate                                             
13            environmental damage;                                                                                        
14                      (C)  equipment failure if the failure is not a predictably frequent                                
15            or recurring event or preventable by adequate equipment maintenance or                                       

01            operation;                                                                                                   
02                      (D)  enemy or terrorist attack or a credible threat of imminent                                    
03            enemy or terrorist attack in or against the state that the adjutant general of the                           
04            Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs or a designee of the adjutant                                   
05            general, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety or a designee of                             
06            the commissioner of public safety, certifies to the governor has a high                                      
07            probability of occurring in the near future; the certification must meet the                                 
08            standards of AS 26.20.040(c); in this subparagraph, "attack" has the meaning                                 
09            given under AS 26.20.200; or                                                                                 
10                      (E)  an outbreak of disease or a credible threat of an imminent                                    
11            outbreak of disease that the commissioner of health and social services or a                                 
12            designee of the commissioner of health and social services certifies to the                                  
13            governor has a high probability of occurring in the near future; the certification                           
14            must be based on specific information received from a local, state, federal, or                              
15            international agency, or another source that the commissioner or the designee                                
16            determines is reliable;