Measure 77: Catastrophic Disaster Amendment

Grant the Governor constitutional authority to declare and respond to natural or human‐caused "catastrophic disaster". Authorize the Governor to redirect previously allocated General Fund and lottery monies to disaster response. Require legislative sessions (under emergency conditions, if necessary) to enact implementing legislation, which may include temporarily suspending specified constitutional spending restrictions. Terminate a Governor’s disaster spending authority upon enactment of a law specifying purposes for which funds may be used. Limit disaster authority of Governor and legislature to 30 days unless legislature acts to shorten/lengthen period, with such legislation allowed to include any provision legislature deems necessary to provide "orderly transition" to normal conditions.