[20040402]RS21806_北马里亚纳群岛联邦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 RS21806April 2, 2004Commonwealth of the Northern MarianaIslands Emergency Management andHomeland Security Statutory AuthoritiesSummariesKeith BeaSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionL. Cheryl Runyon and Kae WarnockConsultantsGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryKey emergency management and homeland security statutes include theCommonwealth Disaster Relief Act and the Commonwealth Disaster Price Freeze Act.Continuity of government operations provisions provide for filling vacancies in thepositions of governor and lieutenant governor. A statute provides for studies to reducethe impact of future 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 Islands). Eachprofile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified.Congressional readers may wish