### Question
How is the term emergency defined?


### Answer
The term **emergency** is defined in *48 U.S.C. § 2211* as the following:

> any event or grave problem of deterioration in the physical infrastructure for the rendering of essential services to the people, or that endangers the life, public health, or safety of the population or of a sensitive ecosystem, or as otherwise defined by section 1 of Act 76 (3 L.P.R.A. 1931)

#### Citation:
  - *48 U.S.C. § 2211*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 20-PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY > SUBCHAPTER V-PUERTO RICO INFRASTRUCTURE REVITALIZATION**

