Other LanguagesA municipal ordinance exempting possessors of land from liability for injuries sustained by persons using the land as civil defense shelters is invalid since there is no direct or implied authority for a municipality to grant such an exemption.
The Ground Observer Corps being under the direction and control of the United States Air Force, the use of state civil defense funds for the maintenance of the Ground Observer Corps on continuous duty is not authorized.
County may impose special levy of one‑half mill for civil defense purposes when such levy is submitted to and approved by the county electors in the manner prescribed by constitutional and statutory provisions.
Expenditures may be made from the $2,000,000.00 item appropriated by chapter 3, Laws of 1951 (Second Ex. Sess.) p. 17, to carry out the provisions of the Washington Civil Defense Act of 1951 for the purpose of erecting a frame building on State Patrol or State Highway Department land, such structure being necessary as a civil defense control center and the Department of Civil Defense reserving the right of removal.
There being no express authority granted under the Washington Civil Defense Act of 1952, the State Director of Civil Defense has no authority to authorize civil defense officials in the state and local civil defense organizations to administer the oath requested by section 15 of the act.