[20040402]RS21803_美属萨摩亚应急管理和国土安全法定机构概述.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21803April 2, 2004American Samoa Emergency Managementand Homeland Security Statutory AuthoritiesSummarizedKeith Bea Specialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionL. Cheryl Runyon and Kae WarnockConsultantsGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe Territorial Disaster Assistance Act of American Samoa addresses hazardmitigation and preparedness. The governor is authorized to issue an executive order todeclare an emergency, which begins the emergency response process. Continuity ofgovernment operations provisions address vacancies in the offices of governor andlieutenant governor, chief justice and associate judges. The statute has established adisaster contingency fund. The governor may enter into mutual aid compacts to assistwith disasters.This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management andhomeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, theCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Isl