Executive Order 26 (2006)

Continuing Certain Emergency Declarations Due to Disasters in the Commonwealth

By virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor under Article V of the Constitution of Virginia and under the laws of the Commonwealth, including but not limited to Section 44-146.17 of the Code of Virginia, and subject always to my continuing and ultimate authority and responsibility to act in such matters, and to reserve powers, I hereby continue the states of emergency declared in the following executive orders for the purposes of continuing disaster recovery operations:

Executive Order Number Fifty-six (2004), Declaration of a state of emergency for the entire Commonwealth due to Hurricane Isabel, as continued in Executive Order Eighty-eight (2005); and

Executive Order Number Ninety-Seven (2005), Declaration of a state of emergency in Support of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to respond to the Impact of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. 

This Executive Order shall be effective upon its signing and shall remain in full force and effect until June 30, 2009, unless sooner amended or rescinded by further executive order.

Given under my hand and under the Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia on this 23rd day of June 2006.

/s/ Timothy M. Kaine, Governor

Attest:

/s/ Secretary of the Commonwealth