Except as provided for in K.S.A. 48-924, and amendments thereto, whenever it appears from an evaluation of conditions in the state by the governor that the supply of natural gas and electric energy is inadequate to meet the demand for such energy in the state or any geographic areas of the state and that the public health, safety and welfare are threatened thereby, the governor may proclaim that a state of disaster emergency exists pursuant to K.S.A. 48-924, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. 74-619