The are several state
laws, regulations and Executive Orders that apply to the Tennessee Emergency
Management Agency, its activities and/or disasters and emergencies in Tennessee
in general.
Executive
Order 15 is the document that establishes TEMA as the lead agency for the
coordination of all emergency response activities of state government.
EO15 also establishes the Emergency Services Coordinator (ESC) program, and
requires the Commissioners and directors of all state agencies to designate a
primary and alternate ESC, and provide them with a state vehicle, pager,
cellular phone and radio capable of communicating with TEMA.
Executive
Order 7 makes TEMA the lead agency for carrying out the provisions of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, specifically making TEMA
the administrative arm of the State Emergency Response Council.