Article: GOV. PAWLENTY SIGNS EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN FILLMORE, HOUSTON COUNTIES

Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., issued the following executive order:

Governor Tim Pawlenty today signed Executive Order 08-11 declaring a State of Emergency in Fillmore and Houston Counties due to flooding and mudslides which resulted from storms over the weekend. The Governor's executive order triggers a damage assessment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine if these counties are eligible for federal assistance.

The following is the text of the Governor's order:

EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER 08-11

DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN FILLMORE AND HOUSTON COUNTIES

I, TIM PAWLENTY, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution ...

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