Hurricane Katrina-Stafford Act Authorities and Actions by Governor Blanco and President Bush to Trigger Them.

Examines applicable law and legal requests pertaining to Hurricane Katrina, and considers whether necessary steps were taken to give FEMA the authority needed to act to save lives and mitigate damage. Reviews mechanisms provided in the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the de...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Disaster relief. Local government. Government productivity. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines applicable law and legal requests pertaining to Hurricane Katrina, and considers whether necessary steps were taken to give FEMA the authority needed to act to save lives and mitigate damage. Reviews mechanisms provided in the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the declaration of major disasters and emergencies, and notes Federal response authorized under each type of declaration.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.