[20040402]RS21804_哥伦比亚特区应急管理和国土安全法定机构总结.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21804April 2, 2004District of Columbia Emergency Managementand Homeland Security Statutory AuthoritiesSummarizedKeith Bea and Sula P. RichardsonSpecialist and Analyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionL. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. WarnockConsultantsGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe District of Columbia code addresses disasters and emergencies through publicemergency statutes (7-2201 et seq.) and the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002 (22-3152 etseq.). The mayor is authorized to declare emergencies, and the District Councilparticipates in continuity of government efforts. Aid is provided from a specialemergency fund and accepted from the federal government. The District of Columbiacode provides for an interstate civil defense compact and an emergency managementassistance compact.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,American Samoa, Guam, and the