Executive Order No. 2-2020: Executive Order Declaring a State of Emergency to Exist Within the State of Montana Related to the Communicable Disease COVID-19
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Executive Order No. 2-2020 of the Office of the Governor of the State of Montana, signed by Governor Steve Bullock, declares that an emergency exists statewide related to the communicable disease COVID-19. Its recitals cite CDC figures, as of March 10, 2020, of over 125,000 confirmed cases worldwide and over 900 in the United States, and note that there are presently no confirmed cases in Montana. They recount that on March 3, 2020 Governor Bullock formed a Multi-Agency Executive Task Force and activated the State Emergency Coordination Center. The order cites §§ 10-3-302, 10-3-311, and 10-3-312, MCA, under which the Governor may mobilize state resources and expend funds to meet contingencies, declares the emergency as defined in §§ 10-3-103 and 10-3-302, MCA, and is effective immediately.
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STATE OF MONT ANA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2-2020
EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY TO EXIST WITHIN
THE STATE OF MONTANA RELATED TO THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
COVID-19 NOVEL CORONA VIRUS
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has declared the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19
Novel Coronavirus a pandemic;
WHEREAS, as of March 10, 2020, the United States Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) indicates there are over 125,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide
with over 900 confirmed cases in the United States;
WHEREAS, most states in the United States are experiencing confirmed cases of COVID-19;
WHEREAS, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS)
recognizes COVID-19 as a threat to the residents of Montana;
WHEREAS, although there are presently no confirmed cases in Montana, the Montana DPHHS,
local health departments, health and medical departments and local jurisdictions have activated
response plans and protocols to prepare for the arrival of the virus in Montana;
WHEREAS, these partners have also worked to identify, contact, and test individuals in the
State of Montana who have been potentially exposed to COVID-19 in coordination with the
CDC;
WHEREAS, proactively implementing mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus is in
the best interests of the State of Montana and its people;
WHEREAS, COVID-19, a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death, is
caused by SARS-CoV-2 Virus, which is a new strain of Coronavirus that had not been
previously identified in humans and can easily spread from person-to-person;
WHEREAS, the CDC identifies the potential public health threat posed by COVID-19 both
globally and in the United States as "high," and has advised that person-to-person spread of
COVID-19 will continue to occur globally, including within the United States;
WHEREAS, on January 31, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS) Secretary Alex Azar, declared a public health emergency for COVID-19 beginning on
January 27, 2020;
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2020, Governor Bullock formed a Multi-Agency Executive Task
Force to prepare the State for COVID-19;
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2020, Governor Bullock activated the Montana Disaster and
Emergency Services State Emergency Coordination Center;
WHEREAS, the Montana State Emergency Coordination Center is coordinating resources
across state government to support the Montana DPHHS and local officials in alleviating the
impacts to people, property, and infrastructure, and is assessing the magnitude of the incident
within the State;
WHEREAS, the circumstances of this outbreak may exceed the capacity of the services,
personnel, equipment, supplies and facilities of any single jurisdiction and the combined forces
of a mutual aid region or regions to combat;
WHEREAS, the availability and utilization of all necessary state government services,
equipment, and suppliers under this declaration will further the efforts to protect health and
safety and to preserve the lives, property, and resources of the people of the State of Montana;
WHEREAS, in addition to the disaster/emergency authorities specified in Title 10 of the
Montana Code Annotated, Montana law also authorizes the State to coordinate and direct a
coordinated public health response to communicable disease outbreaks as specified in Title 50;
and
WHEREAS, under these conditions pursuant to§§ 10-3-302, 10-3-311, and 10-3-312, MCA,
the Governor may mobilize state resources to protect life, health, and property and may expend
funds up to the amount determined by the Office of Budget and Program Planning to meet
contingencies and needs arising from these conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE BULLOCK, Governor of the State of Montana, pursuant to
the authority vested in me as Governor under the Constitution and the laws of the State of
Montana, Title 10, Chapter 3, MCA, and under other applicable statutes, do hereby declare that
an emergency exists statewide, as defined in§§ 10-3-103 and 10-3-302, MCA.
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This Order is effective immediately.
GIVEN under my hand and the OREA T SEAL of
the State of Montana this l 'Z..~ day of
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STEVE BULLOCK, Governor
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