If, by reason of any military or warlike catastrophe, there are conditions of serious human suffering, death, personal injury, and property damage, or any of these conditions in the County, and the Governor of Maryland for this reason officially has proclaimed part or all of the County to be within an emergency area, actual or threatened, the County Council has such authority as set forth by Section 35 of Article 16A of the Annotated Code of Maryland as amended from time to time.