### Question
How is the term emergency defined?


### Answer
The term **emergency** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 5324* as the following:

> a natural disaster affecting a wide area (such as a flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe storm, or landslide) or a catastrophic failure from any external cause, as a result of which—


(A) the Governor of a State has declared an emergency and the Secretary has concurred

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5324*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION**

