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Ill LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANS
Civil Defense is a responsibility of government on all levels; National, State, and Local.
A. National Emergency Plan
Public Law #920, 1950 and Public Law #875, 1958, state that responsibility for non-military operations in time of emergency is a joint responsibility of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the several States, and their political subdivisions.
To supplement these laws, a National Emergency Plan has been drawn up under order of the President of the United States. The President has appointed a Director of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization, who exercises delegated authority for and on behalf of the President in matters within the scope of Civil Defense Mobiliza- ‘ tion.
B. State Emergency Plan
House Bill #419, 1952, and its amendment^, designates the Governor of Virginia as Director of Civil Defense for the Commonwealth and authorizes him to appoint a Coordinator to represent him in carrying out the provisions of this; law. Under this authority a Coordinator for Civil Defense has been appointed. The Office of Civil jDefense as an integral part of the Governor's office, is lo- . cated in Richmond. ’
Under the direction of the Coordinator, a State Emergency Plan
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