{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-26.23.010","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 26.23.010","heading":"Purposes.","body":"The purposes of this chapter are to\n(1) reduce the vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from a disaster;\n(2) prepare for the prompt and efficient rescue, care, and treatment of persons victimized or threatened by a disaster;\n(3) provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly start of rehabilitation of persons and restoration of property affected by a disaster;\n(4) clarify and strengthen the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local governments in prevention of, preparation for, response to and recovery from a disaster;\n(5) authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery;\n(6) authorize and provide for the coordination of activities relating to disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery by agencies and officers of the state, and similar state-local, inter-state, federal-state, and foreign activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may participate; and\n(7) assist in the prevention of disasters caused or aggravated by inadequate planning for, and regulation of, public and private facilities and land use.","path":["Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace.","Chapter 23. Disasters."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#26.23.010","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:01Z","sha256":"d59e0aa10e9ec1ed6a8f62c3de57272a40ac05da2c442d89a50b44f16a56c699","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-26.20.200","next":"us-ak/as-26.23.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}