Okla. Admin. Code § 145:10-1-2
Definitions which apply to individual Subchapters in this chapter are found in those Subchapters. In addition, the following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Contractor" means any individual, partnership, corporation, agency, or other entity (other than an organization engaged in the business of insurance) performing work by contract for the eligible Applicant.
"Designated Area" means any emergency or major disaster-affected portion of the State which has been determined eligible for State Disaster Assistance.
"Director" means the Director, OEM, or his/her designee.
"Eligible Applicant" means incorporated cities, towns and counties that apply for assistance as a result of a declaration of major disaster or emergency.
"Emergency" means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the Governor, State assistance is needed to supplement local efforts and capabilities to save lives and protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the State of Oklahoma.
"Governor" means the chief executive officer in the State, or the Acting Governor.
"Governor's Authorized Representatives (GAR)" means the person empowered by the Governor to execute, on behalf of the State, all necessary documents for State Disaster Assistance.
"Gubernatorial Declaration" means any major disaster or emergency declaration made by the Governor to alleviate suffering, protect life and property and provide assistance to eligible Applicants.
"Hazard Mitigation" means any cost-effective measure which will reduce the potential for damage to a facility from a disaster event.
"Local Government" means any county, city, village, town, district or other political subdivision of the State; and includes any rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity for which an application for assistance is made by a county or political subdivision thereof.
"Major Disaster" means any natural catastrophe (including any tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, earthquake, landslide, mudslide, snow storm, or drought), or regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the State of Oklahoma, which in the determination of the Governor causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance to supplement State and local resources in alleviating the damage, loss , hardship, or suffering caused thereby.
"Public Assistance" means supplementary State assistance provided to eligible Applicants other than assistance for the direct benefit of individuals and families. For further information, see subchapters 5, 7 and 9 of this chapter.
"State Agency" means any department, independent establishment, Government corporation, or other agency of the executive branch of the State Government.
"State Coordinating Officer (SCO)" means the person appointed by the Director, or in his/her absence, the Deputy Director, to coordinate State assistance in an emergency or major disaster.
Okla. Admin. Code § 145:10-1-2