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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disasters.

Planning.

Hurricanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

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.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program

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