Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-683.17

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A. Each political subdivision shall have the power to make

appropriations in the manner provided by law for making

appropriations for the ordinary expenses of such political

subdivision for the payment of expenses of its local organizations

for emergency management.

B. Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer

thereof shall offer to the state, or through the state to any

political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies,

materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of

emergency management, the state acting through the Governor, or such

political subdivision acting with the consent of the Governor and

through its executive officer or governing body, may accept such

offer and upon such acceptance the Governor of the state or

executive officer or governing body of such political subdivision

may authorize any officer of the state or of the political

subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services,

equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or

such political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer

and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency making the

offer.

C. Whenever any person, firm, or corporation shall offer to the

state, or to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment,

supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for

purposes of emergency management, the state acting through the

Governor, or such political subdivision acting through its executive

officer or governing body, may accept such offer and upon such

acceptance the Governor of the state or executive officer or

governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any

officer of the state or the political subdivision, as the case may

be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or

funds on behalf of the state or such political subdivision, and

subject to the terms of the offer.

D. Each political subdivision shall have the power to provide,

by ordinances or otherwise, for a local emergency management

organization, and said subdivisions shall have power to make

appropriations for emergency management and disaster relief in the

manner provided by law for making appropriations for ordinary

expenses of such political subdivisions and shall have power to

enter into agreements for the purpose of organizing civil defense

units; to provide for a mutual method of financing the organization

of such units on a basis approved by the State Emergency Management

Director and satisfactory to said political subdivisions, but in

which case the funds appropriated by said political subdivisions and

any other funds provided for civil defense for such mutual purpose

shall be nonfiscal funds and shall be placed on deposit with the

county treasurer as custodian of such emergency management funds,

and from which expenditures may be made on forms prescribed by the

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State Auditor and Inspector, in accordance with procedures approved

by the State Emergency Management Director; and shall have power to

render aid to other political subdivisions under mutual aid

agreements, provided that the functioning of said units shall be

coordinated by the State Emergency Management Director and the

Director’s staff according to plans promulgated for that purpose.