DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY AMENDMENT

Amendment to Proclamation Declaring a Severe Weather Emergency

WHEREAS, on March 10, 2023, a Declaration of Emergency was issued pursuant to Nevada Revised Statute 414.070 in response to the effects of the severe weather system than began on March 9, 2023, and

WHEREAS, the State of Nevada experienced significant damage from a continued extreme weather event which induced flooding that began on March 9, 2023, and is expected to continue as predicted by the National Weather Service; and

WHEREAS, in addition the counties of Churchill, Douglas and Lyon, Storey County and the Yomba Shoshone Tribe have also declared a state of emergency; and

WHEREAS, other areas of Nevada are also experiencing the effects of the severe weather system including the counties of Esmeralda, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Mineral, Nye, Washoe, and White Pine as well as Carson City; and

WHEREAS, it is now known that multiple interstate, intrastate, and local roads have been damaged from flood, avalanches, and rockslides; and

WHEREAS, the State of Nevada will require assistance from the Federal Highway Administration on eligible roads and projects which will be identified when damage assessment is completed.

Now therefore, I, Joe Lombardo, Governor of the State of Nevada, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Nevada, hereby amend the state of emergency issued on March 10, 2023, to declare a state of emergency due to the series of severe weather systems affecting the State of Nevada, and consequent danger to life and property. I hereby direct all state agencies, in conjunction with federal partners, to supplement the efforts of the impacted jurisdictions to save lives, protect property, and protect the health and safety of person in this State.