FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program : Overview and Issues.

Examines FEMA pre-disaster mitigation (PDM) program, which implements various hazard reduction measures prior to a disaster event, as authorized in 2000 by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Reviews PDM legislative history, post-Hurricane Katrina mitigation funding...

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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], 2008.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Examines FEMA pre-disaster mitigation (PDM) program, which implements various hazard reduction measures prior to a disaster event, as authorized in 2000 by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Reviews PDM legislative history, post-Hurricane Katrina mitigation funding and mitigation studies, and issues for Congress.
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.
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