[20040702]RS21879_威斯康星州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 RS21879July 2, 2004Wisconsin Emergency Management andHomeland Security Statutory AuthoritiesSummarizedKeith BeaSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionL. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. WarnockConsultantsGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe governor of Wisconsin is responsible for state emergency managementactivities, and the adjutant general serves as the lead administrator. The adjutant generalis authorized to refuse to provide grants to units of local governments until emergencymanagement plans are implemented and updated. Dependents of employees orvolunteers who die in service during a state of emergency are eligible for death benefits.“Responsible persons” (including the federal government) are liable for harm caused bynuclear incidents.This report is one of a series that profiles emergency management and homelandsecurity 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 U.S. Virgin Islands. Each profile ide