### Question
What does emergency event mean?


### Answer
**Emergency event** has the following meaning in *23 U.S.C. § 176*:

> a natural disaster or catastrophic failure resulting in—


(A) an emergency declared by the Governor of the State in which the disaster or failure occurred

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 176*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS**

