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SECTION 2. Chapter 7 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by adding an article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Article—. Disaster Recovery Framework. Section 7- - Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: "Disaster declaration" means a disaster declaration issued by the President of the United States that authorizes Federal disaster assistance for the County. "State emergency proclamation" means an emergency proclamation issued by the governor under chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, declaring a state of emergency affecting the County. Section 7-_-_ Disaster recovery program established; activation; deactivation. (a) A disaster recovery program shall be established within the civil defense agency to coordinate the County's recovery efforts following major disasters. The program shall operate in coordination with the County's emergency management and response functions. (b) The program shall be administered by the recovery officer under the direction of the mayor and may be activated upon the occurrence of any of the following: (1) Issuance of a State emergency proclamation; (2) Issuance of a disaster declaration; or (3) A determination by the mayor, in consultation with the administrator, that the scale or nature of a disaster warrants activation of recovery operations. (c) Activation of the program may occur during emergency response operations to facilitate an efficient transition from emergency response to recovery. (d) Recovery operations shall be considered concluded, and the program deactivated, upon a determination by the mayor that the program established under this article is no longer required. Section 7-_-_ Recovery officer. (a) Upon activation of the disaster recovery program, the mayor shall appoint a recovery officer to lead the County's disaster recovery operations. (b) The recovery officer shall serve for the duration of recovery operations associated with the disaster event for which the disaster recovery program has been activated. (c) The recovery officer shall: (1) Lead and coordinate the County's disaster recovery operations; (2) Coordinate recovery activities across County departments and agencies; (3) Coordinate with State and Federal agencies responsible for disaster recovery programs and funding; (4) Manage the receipt, administration, and oversight of disaster recovery programs and funding, in coordination with the department of finance and other relevant County departments; (5) Oversee the development and implementation of the interim recovery strategy and long-term recovery and resilience plan required under this article; 2