New Jersey § app:a-9

§ app:a-9.

For the purposes of this act: 1 “ Alternative emergency power generator ” means an electricity-generating installation system that operates to provide the

electricity needs of a building or structure if the normal source of electricity is

disrupted due to a power outage. “ Critical infrastructure ” means all buildings or structures in the State that are indispensably necessary

for national security, economic stability, and public safety. “ Director ” means the Director of the State Office of Emergency Management in the Division of

State Police. “ Emergency ” means an emergency or local disaster emergency as defined in section 3 of P.L.1953,

c. 438 (C.App.A:9-33.1). “ Lane reversal strategy ” means an evacuation plan that reverses the flow of traffic in lanes that are normally

configured for travel in one direction, resulting in all traffic traveling in the

same direction on all lanes of a highway. “ Long term emergency shelter ” means a building or structure in which a public entity or a private, nonprofit organization

provides shelter for a period of time extending longer than six months to individuals

and families who have been displaced from their homes due to an emergency. “ Special needs ” means a physical or mental disability or medical care need of an individual who,

after exhausting all other resources still needs assistance for evacuation or sheltering

before, during, or after a disaster or emergency. “ Temporary emergency shelter ” means a building or structure in which a public entity or a private, nonprofit organization

provides shelter to individuals and families who have been displaced from their homes

due to an emergency until that emergency has ceased. 1

L.2011, c. 178 (N.J.S.A. §§ App. A:9-43.8 to App. A:9-43.14).