[20040402]RS21802_特拉华州应急管理和国土安全法定机构汇总.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21802April 2, 2004Delaware Emergency Management andHomeland 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 DivisionSummaryTitle 20 of the Delaware code addresses emergency management issues. Thegovernor and the director of the Emergency Management Agency are the key entitieswith responsibility during an emergency. Financial aid is given primarily with federalfunds along with state emergency accounts. The Emergency Interim ExecutiveSuccession Act provides for the succession of powers in emergencies. Delaware statutesinclude both an Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact and the EmergencyManagement Assistance 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 U.S.