{"id":"DUT-NE-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Nebraska","state":"NE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Nebraska Legislature","authority":"Statute; Emergency Management Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-829.36 to 81-829.75","instrument":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)","title":"Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and duties","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"standing; the COVID-19 state of emergency ran Mar. 13, 2020 to June 30, 2021 (Ex. NE-001, NE-067)","end":"standing","startDate":"2020-03-13","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","TRAV","CLOSE"],"addressees":["the Governor; by proclamation and order, persons generally and premises"],"clause":"A state of emergency proclamation shall be issued by the Governor if he or she finds that a disaster, emergency, or civil defense emergency has occurred... [the Governor may] Suspend the provisions of any regulatory statute... (g) Control ingress and egress to and from a disaster area, the movement of persons within the area, and the occupancy of premises in the area","enforcement":"None in the Act (see DUT-NE-009 notes); the Governor\u0027s pandemic commands were carried into enforceable form by the Directed Health Measures","functions":[],"notes":"The statutory basis of the March 13, 2020 proclamation and of every executive order, including the power to control the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises. Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-829.40","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200522190653/https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-829.40","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":751206,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-NE","url":"/library/DUT-NE-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-NE-008","citation":"Nebraska Legislature, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-008)","stateName":"Nebraska","related":["NE-001","NE-067","NE-100","DUT-NE-009","DUT-NE-002"]}