The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 3 App. V.S.A. ch. 20, § 53)
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Executive Order No. 20-53 (No. 16-17) [Activation of Vermont National Guard to Assist with Hurricane Irma]
As of September 11, 2017, the President of the United States had signed a Major Disaster
Declaration for the State of Florida and Emergency Declarations for the States of
Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, the United States Territories of Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands and the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Governor of the State
of North Carolina declared a State of Emergency, all as a result of extremely high
winds, excessive rain and flooding from Hurricane Irma and related storms, and the
devastating impacts and widespread damage which was anticipated and which in fact
occurred. The States, Territories and Tribes affected by Hurricane Irma are responding
to property damage and the human toll taken by the storm.
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Vermont
and Commander-in-Chief, Vermont National Guard, by the Constitution of the State of
Vermont, Chapter II, Section 20, and by Title 20, Chapter 4 of Vermont Statutes Annotated,
and pursuant to requests from the Governors of affected States and Territories in
accordance with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, I hereby authorize and
direct the Adjutant General to call into Active State Service, for the purpose of
assisting and supporting the requesting States and Territories in their efforts to
respond to the conditions created or caused by Hurricane Irma and associated storms
in order to alleviate hardship and suffering of citizens and communities and in order
to preserve the lives and property of the requesting States and Territories, any and
all units of the National Guard of the State of Vermont as he may deem appropriate
to carry out the purposes of this Order, to serve for an indefinite period and until
relieved by proper authority.
This Order shall take effect upon signing and shall amend and restate Executive Order
16-17 originally issued September 8, 2017, and ratify all deployments made since the
original issuance of this Executive Order.
Dated September 13, 2017.